Converting measurements between feet and inches to centimeters is a common task. Four feet eleven inches is a height often encountered. To convert this to centimeters, we use the fact that one inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters. First convert the feet to inches (4 feet * 12 inches/foot = 48 inches), then add the additional inches (48 inches + 11 inches = 59 inches), and finally multiply by the conversion factor (59 inches * 2.54 cm/inch = 149.86 cm). Therefore, 4 feet 11 inches is equal to 149.86 centimeters.