5 foot 0 in cm
5′0″ = 152.4 cm = 1.524 m = 60 inches
Working: (5 × 12 + 0) × 2.54 = 152.4
5 feet 0 inches is 152.4 centimetres, or 1.524 metres.
Convert in two steps. Turn the height into inches first — 5 × 12 = 60, plus 0 gives 60 inches. Then multiply by 2.54, since one inch is defined as exactly 2.54 cm: 60 × 2.54 = 152.4 cm.
Unlike the reverse conversion, this direction is exact: feet and inches are whole numbers and the factor is exact, so 5′0″ is precisely 152.4 cm with no rounding involved. Rounded for a form that wants whole centimetres, it is 152 cm.
Five feet exactly is 152.4 cm — round in one system, awkward in the other, which is the usual direction of travel. It is a common written floor on forms and in size charts, and because the metric equivalent carries a decimal, rounding it to 152 or 153 cm is a frequent source of small disagreements between two documents describing the same person.
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Frequently asked questions
How many cm is 5 foot 0?
5 feet 0 inches is 152.4 cm. Convert the height to 60 total inches, then multiply by 2.54.
Is 5′0″ tall?
It is short for an adult. Five feet is below the adult average everywhere in the world, though a good number of adult women are at or near it.
How do you convert feet and inches to centimetres?
Multiply the feet by 12 and add the inches to get the total in inches. Then multiply that total by 2.54, because one inch is exactly 2.54 centimetres.
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