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What is 4'8" in cm and inches?

4'8" is exactly 142.24 cm, or 56 inches.

About 142 cm to the nearest centimeter, or 1.42 m. Half an inch either side: 4'7.5" is 140.97 cm and 4'8.5" is 143.51 cm.

For a woman, 4 ft 8 in is very short: fewer than 5 in 100 US women are shorter. For a man, 4 ft 8 in is very short: fewer than 5 in 100 US men are shorter.

The average US man is taller than a 4 ft 8 in person by 32.9 cm (1 ft 1 in). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.4 ft 8 in: 4 ft 8 in (142.2 cm). Converted height The average US man is taller than a 4 ft 8 in person by 32.9 cm (1 ft 1 in). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 13.9 cm (5.5 in).The average US man is taller than a 4 ft 8 in person by 32.9 cm (1 ft 1 in). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.4 ft 8 in: 4 ft 8 in (142.2 cm). Converted height The average US man is taller than a 4 ft 8 in person by 32.9 cm (1 ft 1 in). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 13.9 cm (5.5 in).

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142.24 cm (1.42 m)

  • 142.24 cm
  • 1.42 m
  • 56 in

People listed at about 4 ft 8 in: Simone Biles, Atticus Shaffer, Édith Piaf, Gary Coleman. See all 4 and put yourself beside them.

How the conversion works

A foot is 12 inches, and an inch is exactly 2.54 cm. So 4 ft 8 in is 4 × 12 + 8 = 56 inches, and 56 × 2.54 = 142.24 cm. Nothing is rounded: because the inch is defined as 2.54 cm, a height in whole or half inches always comes out in centimeters with two decimals at most.

Asked the other way round: How tall is 56 inches in feet? Rounded to the nearest centimeter: How tall is 142 cm in feet?

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