4 feet 9 inches in cm

To convert 4 feet 9 inches to centimeters, we first made it all inches and then multiplied the total number of inches by 2.54 to get the answer:

144.78 cm

To better explain how we did it, here are step-by-step instructions on how to convert 4 feet 9 inches to centimeters:

Convert 4 feet to inches by multiplying 4 by 12, which equals 48.

Add 48 to 9 inches to get a total of 57 inches.

Multiply 57 by 2.54 to get the answer as follows:

4' 9" = 144.78 cm

You can also divide 144.78 by 100 to get the answer in meters:

4' 9" = 1.4478 meters

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Notes:
We multiplied 4 feet by 12, because there are 12 feet in a foot. We multiplied 57 by 2.54, because there are 2.54 centimeters in an inch. We divided 144.78 by 100, because there are 100 centimeters in a meter.