72 centimeters in feet

Result

The conversion result is: 72 centimeters is equivalent to 2.36220472440945 feet.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 72 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 / 72 cm ≈ 0.032808399 ft / x ft

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

x ft ≈ (72 cm / 1 cm) * 0.032808399 ft → x ft ≈ 2.362204728 ft

Conclusion:

72 cm ≈ 2.362204728 ft

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 foot is equal to 0.423333333333333 times 72 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 72 centimeters is equal to 1 / 0.423333333333333 feet.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: seventy-two centimeters is about two point three five feet, or alternatively, a foot is about zero point four two times seventy-two centimeters.