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 520 feet into inches we have to multiply 520 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

520 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 520 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 6240 in

The final result is:

520 ft → 6240 in

We conclude that 520 feet is equivalent to 6240 inches:

520 feet = 6240 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.00016025641025641 × 520 feet.

Another way is saying that 520 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00016025641025641 inches.

Approximate result

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

520 ft ≅ 6240 in

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