Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to feet is 0.032808398950131, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.032808398950131 feet:

1 cm = 0.032808398950131 ft

To convert 160 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 160 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.032808398950131 ft

160 cm → L_(ft)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in feet:

L_(ft) = 160 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 5.249343832021 ft

The final result is:

160 cm → 5.249343832021 ft

We conclude that 160 centimeters is equivalent to 5.249343832021 feet:

160 centimeters = 5.249343832021 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.1905 × 160 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 160 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.1905 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred sixty centimeters is approximately five point two four nine feet:

160 cm ≅ 5.249 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point one nine one times one hundred sixty centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to feet