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 4240 feet into inches we have to multiply 4240 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

4240 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 4240 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 50880 in

The final result is:

4240 ft → 50880 in

We conclude that 4240 feet is equivalent to 50880 inches:

4240 feet = 50880 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 1.9654088050314E-5 × 4240 feet.

Another way is saying that 4240 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.9654088050314E-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 forty feet is approximately fifty thousand eight hundred eighty inches:

4240 ft ≅ 50880 in

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