How do you convert 1.73m to feet and inches?

Answer 1

0.3048 m = 1 foot exactly.

1 foot = 12 inches

So divide the 1.73 by 0.3048 to get the number of feet.

Take the whole part as the number of feet; then

Take the fractional (decimal) part and multiply it by 12 to get the number of inches.

That's HOW I convert 1.73m to ft and inches; this is me doing it:

1.73m ÷ 0.3048 ≈ 5.6759 ft

→ 5 ft; 0.6759 x 12 in ≈ 8.11 in

→ 1.73m ≈ 5 ft 8 in