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 8720 feet into inches we have to multiply 8720 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

8720 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 8720 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 104640 in

The final result is:

8720 ft → 104640 in

We conclude that 8720 feet is equivalent to 104640 inches:

8720 feet = 104640 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 9.5565749235474E-6 × 8720 feet.

Another way is saying that 8720 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 9.5565749235474E-6 inches.

Approximate result

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

8720 ft ≅ 104640 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times eight thousand seven hundred twenty 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