Unit Converter
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 72 feet into inches we have to multiply 72 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
72 ft → L(in)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in inches:
L(in) = 72 ft × 12 in
L(in) = 864 in
The final result is:
72 ft → 864 in
We conclude that 72 feet is equivalent to 864 inches:
72 feet = 864 inches
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.0011574074074074 × 72 feet.
Another way is saying that 72 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011574074074074 inches.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two feet is approximately eight hundred sixty-four inches:
72 ft ≅ 864 in
An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero zero one times seventy-two 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
feet (ft) | inches (in) |
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73 feet | 876 inches |
74 feet | 888 inches |
75 feet | 900 inches |
76 feet | 912 inches |
77 feet | 924 inches |
78 feet | 936 inches |
79 feet | 948 inches |
80 feet | 960 inches |
81 feet | 972 inches |
82 feet | 984 inches |