3 feet 72 inches in cm

To convert 3 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:

274.32 cm

To better explain how we did it, here are step-by-step instructions on how to convert 3 feet 72 inches to centimeters:

Convert 3 feet to inches by multiplying 3 by 12, which equals 36.

Add 36 to 72 inches to get a total of 108 inches.

Multiply 108 by 2.54 to get the answer as follows:

3' 72" = 274.32 cm

You can also divide 274.32 by 100 to get the answer in meters:

3' 72" = 2.7432 meters

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Notes:
We multiplied 3 feet by 12, because there are 12 feet in a foot. We multiplied 108 by 2.54, because there are 2.54 centimeters in an inch. We divided 274.32 by 100, because there are 100 centimeters in a meter.