A length of 165 centimeters roughly translates to 5 feet and 5 inches.
Let me break it down for you:
- In 1 foot, there are 12 inches. So, to find out how many inches are in 165 centimeters, we'll first figure out how many feet are in 165 centimeters.
- To do that, we'll divide 165 by the number of centimeters in a foot, which is 30.48 (approximately).

Now, the calculation:
165 cm ÷ 30.48 cm/foot ≈ 5.41 feet
So, we have approximately 5.41 feet. But since we can't have a fraction of a foot in everyday measurements, we round it down to the nearest whole number, which is 5 feet.
Now, let's find the remaining inches. To do that, we'll subtract the whole feet from our initial measurement:
165 cm - (5 feet × 30.48 cm/foot) = 165 cm - 152.4 cm = 12.6 cm
So, we have 12.6 centimeters left. Since 1 foot is 12 inches, we can convert the remaining centimeters into inches:
12.6 cm ÷ 2.54 cm/inch ≈ 4.96 inches
Rounding it to the nearest whole number, we get approximately 5 inches.
Therefore, 165 centimeters is approximately 5 feet and 5 inches.

