42 feet in centimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 42 feet to centimeters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{ft}=30.48\mathrm{cm}$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of centimeters.

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown $x$:

Conclusion: 42 ⁢ ft = 1280.16 ⁢ cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.000781152355955506 times 42 feet.

It can also be expressed as: 42 feet is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.000781152355955506}}$ centimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: forty-two feet is about zero centimeters, or alternatively, a centimeter is about zero times forty-two feet.