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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to miles is 1.5782828282828E-5, which means that 1 inch is equal to 1.5782828282828E-5 miles:

1 in = 1.5782828282828E-5 mi

To convert 72 inches into miles we have to multiply 72 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in → 1.5782828282828E-5 mi

72 in → L(mi)

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

L(mi) = 72 in × 1.5782828282828E-5 mi

L(mi) = 0.0011363636363636 mi

The final result is:

72 in → 0.0011363636363636 mi

We conclude that 72 inches is equivalent to 0.0011363636363636 miles:

72 inches = 0.0011363636363636 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 880 × 72 inches.

Another way is saying that 72 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 880 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two inches is approximately zero point zero zero one miles:

72 in ≅ 0.001 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately eight hundred eighty times seventy-two inches.

Conversion table

inches to miles chart

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

inches (in) miles (mi)
73 inches 0.001 miles
74 inches 0.001 miles
75 inches 0.001 miles
76 inches 0.001 miles
77 inches 0.001 miles
78 inches 0.001 miles
79 inches 0.001 miles
80 inches 0.001 miles
81 inches 0.001 miles
82 inches 0.001 miles