2 feet 72 inches in cm

To convert 2 feet 72 inches to centimeters, we first made it all inches and then multiplied the total number of inches by 2.54 to get the answer:

243.84 cm

To better explain how we did it, here are step-by-step instructions on how to convert 2 feet 72 inches to centimeters:

Convert 2 feet to inches by multiplying 2 by 12, which equals 24.

Add 24 to 72 inches to get a total of 96 inches.

Multiply 96 by 2.54 to get the answer as follows:

2' 72" = 243.84 cm

You can also divide 243.84 by 100 to get the answer in meters:

2' 72" = 2.4384 meters

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Notes:
We multiplied 2 feet by 12, because there are 12 feet in a foot. We multiplied 96 by 2.54, because there are 2.54 centimeters in an inch. We divided 243.84 by 100, because there are 100 centimeters in a meter.