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 8742 feet into inches we have to multiply 8742 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

8742 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 8742 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 104904 in

The final result is:

8742 ft → 104904 in

We conclude that 8742 feet is equivalent to 104904 inches:

8742 feet = 104904 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 9.5325249752154E-6 × 8742 feet.

Another way is saying that 8742 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 9.5325249752154E-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 forty-two feet is approximately one hundred four thousand nine hundred four inches:

8742 ft ≅ 104904 in

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