Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to miles is 0.00018939393939394, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.00018939393939394 miles:

1 ft = 0.00018939393939394 mi

To convert 972 feet into miles we have to multiply 972 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.00018939393939394 mi

972 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 972 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 0.18409090909091 mi

The final result is:

972 ft → 0.18409090909091 mi

We conclude that 972 feet is equivalent to 0.18409090909091 miles:

972 feet = 0.18409090909091 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 5.4320987654321 × 972 feet.

Another way is saying that 972 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 5.4320987654321 miles.

Approximate result

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

972 ft ≅ 0.184 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately five point four three two times nine hundred seventy-two feet.

Conversion table

feet to miles chart

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