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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)
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