How many feet are there in 120 cm?

1 foot = 0.3048 meters = 30.48 centimeters

Now, to convert 120 centimeters to feet, we can set up a proportion or use a direct conversion factor. We'll use the direct conversion factor method here.

First, we write down the quantity we want to convert (120 cm) and then multiply it by the conversion factor that cancels out centimeters and leaves feet:

$$\text{feet}=\text{centimeters}\times \frac{\text{feet}}{\text{centimeters}}$$

Plugging in the numbers:

$$\text{feet}=120\text{cm}\times \frac{1\text{foot}}{30.48\text{cm}}$$

Now, we perform the multiplication and division:

$$\text{feet}=\frac{120}{30.48}\text{foot}$$

$$\text{feet}\approx 3.93701\text{foot}$$

Since we typically express feet in a whole number with the remainder in inches, we can convert the decimal part of the feet to inches by multiplying by 12 (since there are 12 inches in a foot):

$$0.93701\text{foot}\times 12\text{inches/foot}\approx 11.24412\text{inches}$$

So, 120 centimeters is approximately 3 feet and 11.24 inches. However, if we want to round to the nearest whole number, we can say that 120 centimeters is approximately 4 feet, as the decimal part of the feet (0.93701) is closer to 1 than to 0.