Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to inches is 12, which means that 1 foot is equal to 12 inches:

1 ft = 12 in

To convert 17 feet into inches we have to multiply 17 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 12 in

17 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 17 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 204 in

The final result is:

17 ft → 204 in

We conclude that 17 feet is equivalent to 204 inches:

17 feet = 204 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.0049019607843137 × 17 feet.

Another way is saying that 17 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0049019607843137 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen feet is approximately two hundred four inches:

17 ft ≅ 204 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero zero five times seventeen feet.

Conversion table

feet to inches chart

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