179 centimeters in feet

Result

The conversion result is: 179 centimeters is equivalent to 5.87270341207349 feet.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 179 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 / 179 cm ≈ 0.032808399 ft / x ft

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

x ft ≈ (179 cm / 1 cm) * 0.032808399 ft → x ft ≈ 5.872703421000001 ft

Conclusion:

179 cm ≈ 5.872703421000001 ft

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 foot is equal to 0.170279329608939 times 179 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 179 centimeters is equal to 1 / 0.170279329608939 feet.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: one hundred and seventy-nine centimeters is about five point eight seven feet, or alternatively, a foot is about zero point one seven times one hundred and seventy-nine centimeters.