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 272 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 272 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

272 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 272 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 8.9238845144357 ft

The final result is:

272 cm → 8.9238845144357 ft

We conclude that 272 centimeters is equivalent to 8.9238845144357 feet:

272 centimeters = 8.9238845144357 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.11205882352941 × 272 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 272 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11205882352941 feet.

Approximate result

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

272 cm ≅ 8.924 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point one one two times two hundred seventy-two 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