5 feet 8 inches in cm

To convert 5 feet 8 inches to centimeters, we first made it all inches and then multiplied the total number of inches by 2.54 to get the answer:

172.72 cm

To better explain how we did it, here are step-by-step instructions on how to convert 5 feet 8 inches to centimeters:

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

Add 60 to 8 inches to get a total of 68 inches.

Multiply 68 by 2.54 to get the answer as follows:

5' 8" = 172.72 cm

You can also divide 172.72 by 100 to get the answer in meters:

5' 8" = 1.7272 meters

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Notes:
We multiplied 5 feet by 12, because there are 12 feet in a foot. We multiplied 68 by 2.54, because there are 2.54 centimeters in an inch. We divided 172.72 by 100, because there are 100 centimeters in a meter.