How many foots in 170cm?

Answer 1

Problem:

• 170 cm = ? feet

Conversion Factors:

• 1 meter ~= 3.28 feet
• 1 meter = 100 centimeter

Start by getting your conversion factors to use your input unit and output units, by cancelling out one common unit (meter in this case). Units cancel out just like numbers and variables do using fractions.

( 1 meter / 3.28 feet ) x ( 100 cm / 1 meter ) = 100/3.28 cm/ft

100/3.28 cm/ft

This can be written as 100 cm = 3.28 ft

Use thederivedconversion factor, and start with 170 cm to convert the problem to your answer.

( 170 cm ) x ( 3.28 ft / 100 cm ) = ( 1.7 x 3.28 ) ft

( 1.7 x 3.28 ) ft ~= 5.58 ft

170 cm has two significant figures, so you can round to 5.6 ft.

Therefore: 170 cm ~= 5.6 ft