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 8742 inches into miles we have to multiply 8742 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

8742 in → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8742 in × 1.5782828282828E-5 mi

L_(mi) = 0.13797348484848 mi

The final result is:

8742 in → 0.13797348484848 mi

We conclude that 8742 inches is equivalent to 0.13797348484848 miles:

8742 inches = 0.13797348484848 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 7.2477693891558 × 8742 inches.

Another way is saying that 8742 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 7.2477693891558 miles.

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 inches is approximately zero point one three eight miles:

8742 in ≅ 0.138 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately seven point two four eight times eight thousand seven hundred forty-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