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 179.5 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 179.5 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

179.5 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 179.5 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 5.8891076115486 ft

The final result is:

179.5 cm → 5.8891076115486 ft

We conclude that 179.5 centimeters is equivalent to 5.8891076115486 feet:

179.5 centimeters = 5.8891076115486 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.16980501392758 × 179.5 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 179.5 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.16980501392758 feet.

Approximate result

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

179.5 cm ≅ 5.889 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point one seven times one hundred seventy-nine point five 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