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 240 feet into inches we have to multiply 240 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

240 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 240 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 2880 in

The final result is:

240 ft → 2880 in

We conclude that 240 feet is equivalent to 2880 inches:

240 feet = 2880 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.00034722222222222 × 240 feet.

Another way is saying that 240 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00034722222222222 inches.

Approximate result

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

240 ft ≅ 2880 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times two hundred forty 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