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Facts about Foot
Basic facts: A foot is a unit of length in the US customary and imperial systems of measurement, its symbol is (ft). in 1959, a foot was represented as precisely 0.3048 meters. 1 foot contains 12 inches, and 1 yard is comprised of 3 feet.
History: The measurement of the foot was used in many different systems including the Roman, Greek, English, French and Chinese systems, varying in length between each. This was prior to the standardization of units of measurement, and the definition of the foot presently in use. Historically, parts of the human body were used as a basis for units of length [like the cubit, hand, digit, span, and many others, sometimes called anthropic units], therefore various lengths existed. Compared to the present definition of 304.8 mm, the measurement of a foot varied between 250 mm and 335 mm in the past. The United States is one of the few, countries in which the foot is still used widely. Prior to metrication, many countries used their own version of the foot.
Use: The foot is predominantly used in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, for many daily applications. In the United States, feet, and inches are typically used to measure shorter distances, height, field length [sometimes in the form of yards], etc. Feet are also commonly used to measure altitude [in aviation] as well as elevation [such as that of a mountain]. The international foot corresponds to human feet with shoe size 14 [US male], 13 [UK], 15.5 [US female], or 46 [EU].
Facts about Centimeter
Basic facts: A centimeter [symbol: cm] is a unit of length in the SI [International System of Units], centimeter [American spelling], or a centimetre [international spelling]. It is represented as 1/100 meters. A centimeter is around the width of the fingernail of an average adult person.
History: A centimeter is based on the SI unit meter, it is equal to one-hundredth of a meter as the prefix “centi” indicates. Based on a decimal system, metric prefixes range from factors of 10-18 to 1018, with the base [in this case the meter] having a factor of 1 and no prefix. In the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second [CGS] system of units, the centimeter was the base unit of length.
Use: Like the meter, the centimeter, is used in all kinds of applications worldwide [in countries that have experienced metrication] in the cases where a smaller denomination of the meter is needed. Outside of countries like the United States height is commonly measured in centimeters. In addition to its use in the measurement of length, centimeters are used to make conversions from map scale to real-world scale [kilometers], also to report the level of rainfall as measured by a rain gauge.
How many centimeters in a foot?
1 foot is equivalent to 30.48 centimeters. Use 30.48 as the factor to convert feet to centimeters. Below find some popular feet to centimeters conversion questions:
- How many centimeters in 2 feet? 2 feet x 30.48 = 60.96 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 3 feet? 3 feet x 30.48 = 91.44 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 5 feet? 5 feet x 30.48 = 152.4 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 10 feet? 10 feet x 30.48 = 304.8 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 20 feet? 20 feet x 30.48 = 609.6 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 50 feet? 50 feet x 30.48 = 1524 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 100 feet? 100 feet x 30.48 = 3048 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 1000 feet? 1000 feet x 30.48 = 30480 number centimeters
Feet to Centimeters Conversion Chart
| Feet | Centimeters | Feet | Centimeters | Feet | Centimeters | Feet | Centimeters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30.48 | 26 | 792.48 | 51 | 1554.48 | 76 | 2316.48 |
| 2 | 60.96 | 27 | 822.96 | 52 | 1584.96 | 77 | 2346.96 |
| 3 | 91.44 | 28 | 853.44 | 53 | 1615.44 | 78 | 2377.44 |
| 4 | 121.92 | 29 | 883.92 | 54 | 1645.92 | 79 | 2407.92 |
| 5 | 152.4 | 30 | 914.4 | 55 | 1676.4 | 80 | 2438.4 |
| 6 | 182.88 | 31 | 944.88 | 56 | 1706.88 | 81 | 2468.88 |
| 7 | 213.36 | 32 | 975.36 | 57 | 1737.36 | 82 | 2499.36 |
| 8 | 243.84 | 33 | 1005.84 | 58 | 1767.84 | 83 | 2529.84 |
| 9 | 274.32 | 34 | 1036.32 | 59 | 1798.32 | 84 | 2560.32 |
| 10 | 304.8 | 35 | 1066.8 | 60 | 1828.8 | 85 | 2590.8 |
| 11 | 335.28 | 36 | 1097.28 | 61 | 1859.28 | 86 | 2621.28 |
| 12 | 365.76 | 37 | 1127.76 | 62 | 1889.76 | 87 | 2651.76 |
| 13 | 396.24 | 38 | 1158.24 | 63 | 1920.24 | 88 | 2682.24 |
| 14 | 426.72 | 39 | 1188.72 | 64 | 1950.72 | 89 | 2712.72 |
| 15 | 457.2 | 40 | 1219.2 | 65 | 1981.2 | 90 | 2743.2 |
| 16 | 487.68 | 41 | 1249.68 | 66 | 2011.68 | 91 | 2773.68 |
| 17 | 518.16 | 42 | 1280.16 | 67 | 2042.16 | 92 | 2804.16 |
| 18 | 548.64 | 43 | 1310.64 | 68 | 2072.64 | 93 | 2834.64 |
| 19 | 579.12 | 44 | 1341.12 | 69 | 2103.12 | 94 | 2865.12 |
| 20 | 609.6 | 45 | 1371.6 | 70 | 2133.6 | 95 | 2895.6 |
| 21 | 640.08 | 46 | 1402.08 | 71 | 2164.08 | 96 | 2926.08 |
| 22 | 670.56 | 47 | 1432.56 | 72 | 2194.56 | 97 | 2956.56 |
| 23 | 701.04 | 48 | 1463.04 | 73 | 2225.04 | 98 | 2987.04 |
| 24 | 731.52 | 49 | 1493.52 | 74 | 2255.52 | 99 | 3017.52 |
| 25 | 762 | 50 | 1524 | 75 | 2286 | 100 | 3048 |