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Working with a height like 5 ft 7 in? That is 5 + 7÷12 = 5.5833 ft — type 5.5833 above, or read the chart below.
One foot is exactly 12 inches, so inches = feet × 12. For decimal feet, the part after the point is a fraction of a foot: 0.5 ft = 6 inches, 0.25 ft = 3 inches. And to split inches back into feet and inches, divide by 12 and multiply the remainder by 12 — 67 in ÷ 12 = 5.5833 ft, and 0.5833 × 12 = 7, so 67 inches is 5 ft 7 in.
| Feet | Inches | Centimetres | Metres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 ft | 6 in | 15.24 cm | 0.1524 m |
| 1 ft | 12 in | 30.48 cm | 0.3048 m |
| 2 ft | 24 in | 60.96 cm | 0.6096 m |
| 3 ft | 36 in | 91.44 cm | 0.9144 m |
| 4 ft | 48 in | 121.92 cm | 1.2192 m |
| 5 ft | 60 in | 152.4 cm | 1.524 m |
| 6 ft | 72 in | 182.88 cm | 1.8288 m |
| 7 ft | 84 in | 213.36 cm | 2.1336 m |
| 8 ft | 96 in | 243.84 cm | 2.4384 m |
| 9 ft | 108 in | 274.32 cm | 2.7432 m |
| 10 ft | 120 in | 304.8 cm | 3.048 m |
| 11 ft | 132 in | 335.28 cm | 3.3528 m |
| 12 ft | 144 in | 365.76 cm | 3.6576 m |
| 15 ft | 180 in | 457.2 cm | 4.572 m |
| 20 ft | 240 in | 609.6 cm | 6.096 m |
5 × 12 = 60 inches (152.4 cm) — the length of a standard bathtub and the width of a queen mattress.
Multiply the feet by 12 and add the inches: 5 × 12 + 7 = 67 inches. In decimal feet that is 67 ÷ 12 = 5.5833 ft.
Half a foot is 6 inches. The common decimals: 0.25 ft = 3 in, 0.5 ft = 6 in, 0.75 ft = 9 in.
Yes — the international foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 metres, which makes it exactly 12 inches of 2.54 cm each.