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 5000 feet into inches we have to multiply 5000 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

5000 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 5000 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 60000 in

The final result is:

5000 ft → 60000 in

We conclude that 5000 feet is equivalent to 60000 inches:

5000 feet = 60000 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 1.6666666666667E-5 × 5000 feet.

Another way is saying that 5000 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.6666666666667E-5 inches.

Approximate result

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

5000 ft ≅ 60000 in

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