Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to inches is 63360, which means that 1 mile is equal to 63360 inches:

1 mi = 63360 in

To convert 5500 miles into inches we have to multiply 5500 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 63360 in

5500 mi → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 5500 mi × 63360 in

L_(in) = 348480000 in

The final result is:

5500 mi → 348480000 in

We conclude that 5500 miles is equivalent to 348480000 inches:

5500 miles = 348480000 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 2.8696051423324E-9 × 5500 miles.

Another way is saying that 5500 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 2.8696051423324E-9 inches.

Approximate result

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

5500 mi ≅ 348480000 in

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

Conversion table

miles to inches chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles to inches