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Centimetres to feet is almost always a height question — reading a metric height in terms a US or UK audience will picture. The decimal answer is rarely what you want on its own, so the useful step is splitting it into feet and inches afterwards.
Frequently asked questions
What is 180 cm in feet and inches?
5 ft 10.9 in. The maths: 180 ÷ 30.48 = 5.905 feet; the 0.905 remainder × 12 = 10.9 inches. Other common ones: 165 cm = 5 ft 5 in, 175 cm = 5 ft 8.9 in, 190 cm = 6 ft 2.8 in.
What's the formula for cm to feet?
Divide by 30.48, since a foot is exactly 12 × 2.54 cm. To get feet and inches instead, divide by 2.54 for total inches and then split that by 12.