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 17 inches into feet we have to multiply 17 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

17 in → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 17 in × 0.083333333333333 ft

L_(ft) = 1.4166666666667 ft

The final result is:

17 in → 1.4166666666667 ft

We conclude that 17 inches is equivalent to 1.4166666666667 feet:

17 inches = 1.4166666666667 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.70588235294118 × 17 inches.

Another way is saying that 17 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.70588235294118 feet.

Approximate result

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

17 in ≅ 1.417 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point seven zero six times seventeen 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