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 11.8 inches into feet we have to multiply 11.8 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

11.8 in → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 11.8 in × 0.083333333333333 ft

L_(ft) = 0.98333333333333 ft

The final result is:

11.8 in → 0.98333333333333 ft

We conclude that 11.8 inches is equivalent to 0.98333333333333 feet:

11.8 inches = 0.98333333333333 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 1.0169491525424 × 11.8 inches.

Another way is saying that 11.8 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0169491525424 feet.

Approximate result

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

11.8 in ≅ 0.983 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately one point zero one seven times eleven point eight 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