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 1720 feet into inches we have to multiply 1720 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

1720 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 1720 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 20640 in

The final result is:

1720 ft → 20640 in

We conclude that 1720 feet is equivalent to 20640 inches:

1720 feet = 20640 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 4.8449612403101E-5 × 1720 feet.

Another way is saying that 1720 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 4.8449612403101E-5 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand seven hundred twenty feet is approximately twenty thousand six hundred forty inches:

1720 ft ≅ 20640 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times one thousand seven hundred twenty 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