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How Tall Is 165 cm in Feet, Really?

165 cm in feet? That's 5'5" – here's the exact conversion breakdown:

Step-by-Step Calculation:

Convert to feet: 165 cm ÷ 30.48 cm/foot = 5.41 feet

Whole feet: 5 feet (152.4 cm)

Remaining cm: 165 - 152.4 = 12.6 cm

Convert to inches: 12.6 cm ÷ 2.54 cm/inch = 4.96 inches → 5 inches

Answer: 5 feet 5 inches

Whether you're filling out forms, checking height requirements, or building character sheets, this conversion comes up more than you'd think. Bookmark this for quick reference!

Math! Simple math. I love you, simple math. I'm currently still annoyed with complicated math (which I blame on my horrible high school education that gave me a very weak foundation from which to spring from).

Adding some more options into my simple height conversion tool while doing some refractoring. It still needs some polishing - I'm not totally happy with the math, and there's some pretty repetitive code in here. 

Code:

# Simple conversion tool based on user input # Converts pounds to kilos, inches to cm, m, or m with cm remaining # Needs some polishing def to_kilos(pounds) kilos = pounds.to_i / 2.2 return "#{kilos} kilos" end def to_cm(inches) cm = inches.to_i * 2.54 return "#{cm} centimeters" end def to_meters(inches) # How do I get this to only show 2 decimals? meters = inches.to_i * 0.0254 return "#{meters} meters" end def meters_cm(inches) centimeters = inches.to_i * 2.54 total_centimeters = (centimeters % 100).to_i some_math = centimeters.to_i - total_centimeters.to_i total_meters = some_math % 99 if total_meters <= 1 return "#{total_meters.to_s} meter and #{total_centimeters.to_s} centimeters" else return "#{total_meters.to_s} meters and #{total_centimeters.to_s} centimeters" end end puts "Hello! What's your name?" my_name = gets.chomp puts "Hi, #{my_name}. How old are you?" my_age = gets.chomp puts "How tall are you, in inches?" my_height_inches = gets.chomp puts "How much do you weight, in pounds?" my_weight_pounds = gets.chomp puts "Great, thanks #{my_name}! Let me do some math..." puts "" puts "Ok, #{my_name}, you weigh #{my_weight_pounds} pounds, which is also #{to_kilos(my_weight_pounds)}." puts "You are #{my_height_inches} inches tall, which we can do all sorts of math with." puts "It's #{to_cm(my_height_inches)}." puts "Or #{to_meters(my_height_inches)}." puts "Or! #{meters_cm(my_height_inches)}."

Output:

Hello! What's your name? Liz Hi, Liz. How old are you? 27 How tall are you, in inches? 65 How much do you weight, in pounds? 125 Great, thanks Liz! Let me do some math... Ok, Liz, you weigh 125 pounds, which is also 56.8181818181818 kilos. You are 65 inches tall, which we can do all sorts of math with. It's 165.1 centimeters. Or 1.651 meters. Or! 1 meter and 65 centimeters.