Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to feet is 0.083333333333333, which means that 1 inch is equal to 0.083333333333333 feet:

1 in = 0.083333333333333 ft

To convert 8.5 inches into feet we have to multiply 8.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in → 0.083333333333333 ft

8.5 in → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 8.5 in × 0.083333333333333 ft

L_(ft) = 0.70833333333333 ft

The final result is:

8.5 in → 0.70833333333333 ft

We conclude that 8.5 inches is equivalent to 0.70833333333333 feet:

8.5 inches = 0.70833333333333 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 1.4117647058824 × 8.5 inches.

Another way is saying that 8.5 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 1.4117647058824 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point five inches is approximately zero point seven zero eight feet:

8.5 in ≅ 0.708 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately one point four one two times eight point five inches.

Conversion table

inches to feet chart

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