Convert 5 feet to inches

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How many inches in 5 feet?

Answer

5' = 60″

5′ = 60″ · 1 ft = 12 in

5′ = 60 in5 × 12 = 60 in

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How many inches in 5 feet?

5' = 60″

What is the formula to convert 5 feet to inches?

A foot is exactly twelve inches, so multiply the feet by 12 and add any leftover inches: 5 feet = 60 inches.

How do you convert 60 inches back to feet and inches?

Divide by 12: the whole part is the number of feet and the remainder is the inches. That turns 60 inches back into 5 feet.

Is a foot exactly twelve inches?

Yes, and it has been since the 1959 international agreement that also fixed the foot at 0.3048 m. Because the ratio is a whole number, 5 feet equals 60 inches with nothing rounded away.