6 feet in inches: How do you change feet

How do you change feet into inches ? There are 12 inches in one foot, so 30 inches would be 2 foot 6 inches . Divide by twelve. There are 12 inches in a foot so we now need to divide the figure by 12, counting any remainder as the number of inches . 77.559/12 = 6 remainder 5.559 So 197cm is 6 foot 5.559 inches . To properly write measurements in feet and inches for height, you typically write the feet first followed by the inches . For example, 5 feet 8 inches would be written as 5'8". The exact height of a 5 foot 10 inch fourteen year old boy is determined by genetics. It is possible for him to grow to be as tall as 6 feet 3 inches .