Wow, I was never good at math nor remembering what numbers to use where. I just go to Google, type in the centimeters and get the answer in feet, or the other way around. Works for temperatures, etc.

DALE.

Quote Originally Posted by Jerry View Post
Galician is correct. To convert 173cm to inches, take 173cm/2.54 cm/inch. This gives: 68.11 inches/ divide this by 12, and you get 5.68 feet. .68 feet is .68 multiplied by 12inches per foot. This equals 9.18 inches, and this plus the 5 ft gives you 5ft 8.16 inches, so 5 ft 8 in is close enough. I used to love doing dimensional equations.