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 500 feet into inches we have to multiply 500 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

500 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 500 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 6000 in

The final result is:

500 ft → 6000 in

We conclude that 500 feet is equivalent to 6000 inches:

500 feet = 6000 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.00016666666666667 × 500 feet.

Another way is saying that 500 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00016666666666667 inches.

Approximate result

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

500 ft ≅ 6000 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times five 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