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 inch into feet we have to multiply 1 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 in → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 1 in × 0.083333333333333 ft

L_(ft) = 0.083333333333333 ft

The final result is:

1 in → 0.083333333333333 ft

We conclude that 1 inch is equivalent to 0.083333333333333 feet:

1 inch = 0.083333333333333 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 12 × 1 inch.

Another way is saying that 1 inch is equal to 1 ÷ 12 feet.

Approximate result

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

1 in ≅ 0.083 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately twelve times one inch.

Conversion table

inches to feet chart

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