87 feet 42 inches in cm

To convert 87 feet 42 inches to centimeters, we first made it all inches and then multiplied the total number of inches by 2.54 to get the answer:

2758.44 cm

To better explain how we did it, here are step-by-step instructions on how to convert 87 feet 42 inches to centimeters:

Convert 87 feet to inches by multiplying 87 by 12, which equals 1044.

Add 1044 to 42 inches to get a total of 1086 inches.

Multiply 1086 by 2.54 to get the answer as follows:

87' 42" = 2758.44 cm

You can also divide 2758.44 by 100 to get the answer in meters:

87' 42" = 27.5844 meters

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Notes:
We multiplied 87 feet by 12, because there are 12 feet in a foot. We multiplied 1086 by 2.54, because there are 2.54 centimeters in an inch. We divided 2758.44 by 100, because there are 100 centimeters in a meter.