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 988 feet into inches we have to multiply 988 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

988 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 988 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 11856 in

The final result is:

988 ft → 11856 in

We conclude that 988 feet is equivalent to 11856 inches:

988 feet = 11856 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 8.4345479082321E-5 × 988 feet.

Another way is saying that 988 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 8.4345479082321E-5 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred eighty-eight feet is approximately eleven thousand eight hundred fifty-six inches:

988 ft ≅ 11856 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times nine hundred eighty-eight 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