8 feet 16 inches in cm

To convert 8 feet 16 inches to centimeters, we first made it all inches and then multiplied the total number of inches by 2.54 to get the answer:

284.48 cm

To better explain how we did it, here are step-by-step instructions on how to convert 8 feet 16 inches to centimeters:

Convert 8 feet to inches by multiplying 8 by 12, which equals 96.

Add 96 to 16 inches to get a total of 112 inches.

Multiply 112 by 2.54 to get the answer as follows:

8' 16" = 284.48 cm

You can also divide 284.48 by 100 to get the answer in meters:

8' 16" = 2.8448 meters

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Notes:
We multiplied 8 feet by 12, because there are 12 feet in a foot. We multiplied 112 by 2.54, because there are 2.54 centimeters in an inch. We divided 284.48 by 100, because there are 100 centimeters in a meter.