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 240 inches into feet we have to multiply 240 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

240 in → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 240 in × 0.083333333333333 ft

L_(ft) = 20 ft

The final result is:

240 in → 20 ft

We conclude that 240 inches is equivalent to 20 feet:

240 inches = 20 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.05 × 240 inches.

Another way is saying that 240 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.05 feet.

Approximate result

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

240 in ≅ 20 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero five times two hundred forty 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