5 feet 10 inches in cm

To convert 5 feet 10 inches to centimeters, we first made it all inches and then multiplied the total number of inches by 2.54 to get the answer:

177.8 cm

To better explain how we did it, here are step-by-step instructions on how to convert 5 feet 10 inches to centimeters:

Convert 5 feet to inches by multiplying 5 by 12, which equals 60.

Add 60 to 10 inches to get a total of 70 inches.

Multiply 70 by 2.54 to get the answer as follows:

5' 10" = 177.8 cm

You can also divide 177.8 by 100 to get the answer in meters:

5' 10" = 1.778 meters

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Notes:
We multiplied 5 feet by 12, because there are 12 feet in a foot. We multiplied 70 by 2.54, because there are 2.54 centimeters in an inch. We divided 177.8 by 100, because there are 100 centimeters in a meter.