Inches to centimeter conversion (in to cm) helps you to calculate how many centimeter in a inch length metric units, also list in to cm conversion table. Is 5 foot 8 tall, short or average height for a woman? Is 5 foot 8 tall, short or average height for a man? How much is 5 ft and 8 in in cm? How far? How long? 5'8 is 172.72 cm or 1.7272 m. One inch is 2.54 centimeters so CM = 2.54 " (5 " 12 + 8). Some countries use feet and inches to measure height and others use centimeters or meters. Are you trying to figure out how tall 5 feet 8 inches is in centimeters? 5' 8" is equal to 172.72 centimeters. You can convert 5 ft 8 in to centimeters using a height converter or manually by following a few simple steps. Step One: convert the feet portion to inches by multiplying by 12. According to 'feet to cm' conversion formula if you want to convert 5 Feet 8 Inches to Centimeters you have to multiply 5 by 30.48. Then convert inches to cm by multiplying 8 by 2.54 (according to Inches to cm conversion formula).
