17 centimeters in feet

Result

The conversion result is: 17 centimeters is equivalent to 0.557742782152231 feet.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 17 centimeters to feet?

We know (by definition) that: 1 cm ≈ 0.032808399 ft.

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of feet.

1 cm / 17 cm ≈ 0.032808399 ft / x ft

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:

x ft ≈ (17 cm / 1 cm) * 0.032808399 ft → x ft ≈ 0.557742783 ft

Conclusion:

17 cm ≈ 0.557742783 ft

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 foot is equal to 1.79294117647059 times 17 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 17 centimeters is equal to 1 / 1.79294117647059 feet.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: seventeen centimeters is about zero point five six feet, or alternatively, a foot is about one point seven nine times seventeen centimeters.