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 490 feet into inches we have to multiply 490 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

490 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 490 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 5880 in

The final result is:

490 ft → 5880 in

We conclude that 490 feet is equivalent to 5880 inches:

490 feet = 5880 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.00017006802721088 × 490 feet.

Another way is saying that 490 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00017006802721088 inches.

Approximate result

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

490 ft ≅ 5880 in

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