5 centimeters in feet

Result

The conversion result is: 5 centimeters is equivalent to 0.164041994750656 feet.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 5 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 / 5 cm ≈ 0.032808399 ft / x ft

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

x ft ≈ (5 cm / 1 cm) * 0.032808399 ft → x ft ≈ 0.164041995 ft

Conclusion:

5 cm ≈ 0.164041995 ft

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 foot is equal to 6.096 times 5 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 5 centimeters is equal to 1 / 6.096 feet.

Approximation

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