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 20 feet into inches we have to multiply 20 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

20 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 20 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 240 in

The final result is:

20 ft → 240 in

We conclude that 20 feet is equivalent to 240 inches:

20 feet = 240 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.0041666666666667 × 20 feet.

Another way is saying that 20 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0041666666666667 inches.

Approximate result

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

20 ft ≅ 240 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero zero four times 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