Result:
170.5 cm equals 5 feet and 7.12598 inches. It can also be written as 5'7" (rounded to the nearest inch).
Converting from cm to feet and inches is a two-step procedure. First, convert cm to feet, then convert the decimal part of the feet value to inches.
To convert 170.5 cm to feet and inches, we will follow a two-step procedure as shown below:
First, convert 170.5 cm to feet:
There are 30.48 cm in a foot. We’ll use the following conversion formula to convert cm to feet.
feet = number of cm ÷ 30.48
thus, 170.5 cm = (170.5 ÷ 30.48) feet
∴ 170.5 cm = 5.59383 feet
Now, take the whole part of the feet value apart and convert the decimal part of the feet value to inches.
Thus, separating 5.59383 feet to whole and decimal parts, we get 5 feet + 0.59383 feet.
Now, let’s convert the decimal part of the feet value (0.59383) to inches.
There are 12 inches in a foot. We’ll use the following conversion formula to convert feet to inches.
inches = number of feet × 12
thus, 0.59383 feet = (0.59383 × 12) inches
∴ 0.59383 feet = 7.12598 inches
This way, we get the conversion result of 170.5 cm to feet and inches as 5 feet and 7.12598 inches, or 5'7" (rounded to the nearest inch).
What is 170.5 cm in feet and inches?
170.5 cm is equivalent to 5 feet and 7.12598 inches.