Ever run across trouble with calculating different units of measurement? – how many centimeters is 5 feet?
5 feet is 152.4 centimeters.
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How much is 5 feet in cm?
We usually use different unit systems for length in different countries. There are several internationally agreed systems of measurements. Among them, such as the metric system, Imperial units (also known as British Imperial), and the Chinese system of weights and measures. Each and every system of conversion is common in various countries and regions.
Unit System
Units Examples
The metric system
millimeters (mm), centimeter (cm), decimeter (dm), meter (m), dekameter (dam), hectometer (hm), and so on.
Imperial units
inch (″), foot (ft), yard (yd), mile, nautical mile (nm), fathom, furlong, Thousandth of an inch…
The Chinese system
li, zhang, chi, cun, fen…
How many cm make 5 feet?
So how many cm is 5 foot? As we know, there are 30.48 cm in 1 feet. When you need to convert smaller numbers into bigger ones, ie, 30.48 is bigger than 1, the formula is to multiply the numbers, for example multiply 30.48 by 1.
But in this case, 5 ft is how many cm? We should multiply 30.48 by 5. Anyway, let’s convert 5 foot to centimeters step by step.
So,
. 1 foot = 30.48 centimeters
. 5 feet = 30.48 cm ✖️ 5 ft = 152.4 cm
5 feet = 30.48 * 5 = 152.4 centimeters (PS: ft = foot(plural: feet), cm = centimeter (plural: centimeters))
5 feet = 152.4 centimeters
How Much cm is 5 Feet – Video
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