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 5.3 feet into inches we have to multiply 5.3 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

5.3 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 5.3 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 63.6 in

The final result is:

5.3 ft → 63.6 in

We conclude that 5.3 feet is equivalent to 63.6 inches:

5.3 feet = 63.6 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.015723270440252 × 5.3 feet.

Another way is saying that 5.3 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.015723270440252 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point three feet is approximately sixty-three point six inches:

5.3 ft ≅ 63.6 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero one six times five point three 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