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 16 inches into feet we have to multiply 16 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

16 in → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 16 in × 0.083333333333333 ft

L_(ft) = 1.3333333333333 ft

The final result is:

16 in → 1.3333333333333 ft

We conclude that 16 inches is equivalent to 1.3333333333333 feet:

16 inches = 1.3333333333333 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.75 × 16 inches.

Another way is saying that 16 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.75 feet.

Approximate result

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

16 in ≅ 1.333 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point seven five times sixteen 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