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 4700 feet into inches we have to multiply 4700 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

4700 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 4700 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 56400 in

The final result is:

4700 ft → 56400 in

We conclude that 4700 feet is equivalent to 56400 inches:

4700 feet = 56400 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 1.7730496453901E-5 × 4700 feet.

Another way is saying that 4700 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.7730496453901E-5 inches.

Approximate result

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

4700 ft ≅ 56400 in

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