2007-08-10 08:50:40 · 8 answers · asked by niceguy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
==>1 foot = 12 inches, so
5 ft 8 in = (5 ft)(12 in / ft) + 8 in = 60 in + 8 in = 68 inches
==>1 inch = 2.54 cm, so
(68 in)(2.54 cm / in) = 172.72 cm ... ANSWER
2007-08-10 08:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by C-Wryte 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 ft 8 in = 5(12) + 8
60 + 8 = 68 inches
68 inches = 172.72 centimeters
2007-08-14 05:16:34 · answer #2 · answered by Jun Agruda 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
5feet x 12 is 60 inches plus 8 is 68 inches
an inch is 2.54 cm 2.54x68=your answer 172.72cm
2007-08-10 09:48:51 · answer #3 · answered by jonboy2five 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 foot 8 inches = 172.72 centimeters
2007-08-10 09:01:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 2.45 cm to the inch - ill let you do the calculations.
2007-08-10 08:56:41 · answer #5 · answered by Freethinking Liberal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
5'8'' =68''=68*2.54=172.72 cm ANS.
2007-08-10 09:03:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
172.72 centimetres
2007-08-10 08:59:52 · answer #7 · answered by Running Man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
convert into inches
5ft8in=68in
1in=2.54cm
68*2.54=172.72cm
2007-08-10 09:00:00 · answer #8 · answered by xanadu625 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋