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 72.4 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 72.4 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

72.4 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 72.4 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 2.3753280839895 ft

The final result is:

72.4 cm → 2.3753280839895 ft

We conclude that 72.4 centimeters is equivalent to 2.3753280839895 feet:

72.4 centimeters = 2.3753280839895 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.42099447513812 × 72.4 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 72.4 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.42099447513812 feet.

Approximate result

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

72.4 cm ≅ 2.375 ft

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