Convert centimetres to feet and inches plus a fraction of an inch. To do this, you have to know the conversion factor for converting centimetres to feet.
one centimetre = 0.0328084 feet
Multiplying with this conversion factor will result in decimal feet, and it will take a few more steps to get this converted to foot and inch values.
Convert 326 centimetres to feet and inches325 * 0.0328084 = 10.66273
325 centimetres equals 10.66273 in decimal feet.
10.66273 feetthe ten before the decimal point is the whole foot value
10.66273 - 10 = 0.66273
0.66273 are the inches in decimal foot format
0.66273 * 12 = 7.95276The seven before the decimal point is the whole inch value.
7.95276 - 7 = 0.95276
0.95276 is a fraction of an inch in decimal format
Convert 0.95276 to a fraction and simplify if possible
0.95276 * 100000 = 95276
the fraction is 95276/100000, which you can simplify to 23819/25000
Add the foot and inch to this, and you end up with 10 feet 7 23819/250000 inches.
A fraction 23819/25000 is not all that useful.It makes sense to convert it to a usable fraction.
23819 ÷ 250000 = 0.95276Note: For a fraction to be usable, the denominator must be 2, 4, 8, 16, or 64, representing the increments used on a standard tape measure. The higher denominator you use, the more accurate the conversion. But in general, using 16 as the denominator will result in an acceptable conversion.
0.95276 * 16 = 15.24416 rounded to 15
23819/250000 in a usable format = 15/16