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 4200 feet into inches we have to multiply 4200 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

4200 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 4200 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 50400 in

The final result is:

4200 ft → 50400 in

We conclude that 4200 feet is equivalent to 50400 inches:

4200 feet = 50400 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 1.984126984127E-5 × 4200 feet.

Another way is saying that 4200 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.984126984127E-5 inches.

Approximate result

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

4200 ft ≅ 50400 in

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