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 1042 inches into feet we have to multiply 1042 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

1042 in → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 1042 in × 0.083333333333333 ft

L_(ft) = 86.833333333333 ft

The final result is:

1042 in → 86.833333333333 ft

We conclude that 1042 inches is equivalent to 86.833333333333 feet:

1042 inches = 86.833333333333 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.011516314779271 × 1042 inches.

Another way is saying that 1042 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.011516314779271 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty-two inches is approximately eighty-six point eight three three feet:

1042 in ≅ 86.833 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero one two times one thousand forty-two 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