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 6240 feet into inches we have to multiply 6240 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

6240 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 6240 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 74880 in

The final result is:

6240 ft → 74880 in

We conclude that 6240 feet is equivalent to 74880 inches:

6240 feet = 74880 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 1.3354700854701E-5 × 6240 feet.

Another way is saying that 6240 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.3354700854701E-5 inches.

Approximate result

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

6240 ft ≅ 74880 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times six thousand two hundred forty 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