Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to centimeters is 30.48, which means that 1 foot is equal to 30.48 centimeters:

1 ft = 30.48 cm

To convert 17.2 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 17.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 30.48 cm

17.2 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 17.2 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 524.256 cm

The final result is:

17.2 ft → 524.256 cm

We conclude that 17.2 feet is equivalent to 524.256 centimeters:

17.2 feet = 524.256 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0019074650552402 × 17.2 feet.

Another way is saying that 17.2 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0019074650552402 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

17.2 ft ≅ 524.256 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times seventeen point two feet.

Conversion table

feet to centimeters chart

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