Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to feet is 0.083333333333333, which means that 1 inch is equal to 0.083333333333333 feet:

1 in = 0.083333333333333 ft

To convert 1.5 inches into feet we have to multiply 1.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in → 0.083333333333333 ft

1.5 in → L_(ft)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in feet:

L_(ft) = 1.5 in × 0.083333333333333 ft

L_(ft) = 0.125 ft

The final result is:

1.5 in → 0.125 ft

We conclude that 1.5 inches is equivalent to 0.125 feet:

1.5 inches = 0.125 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 8 × 1.5 inches.

Another way is saying that 1.5 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 8 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one point five inches is approximately zero point one two five feet:

1.5 in ≅ 0.125 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately eight times one point five inches.

Conversion table

inches to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from inches to feet