Inches to Feet Converter

feet = inches / 12. To read the answer as feet and inches, keep the whole number and multiply what is left by 12: 80 inches is 6.667 feet, and 0.667 x 12 is 8, so 6 feet 8 inches.

How many feet is 72 inches?

Six feet exactly, because 72 divided by 12 is 6. The same arithmetic gives 60 inches as 5 feet and 84 inches as 7 feet.

Why does my answer have a long decimal?

Because twelfths do not sit neatly in decimal. A third of a foot is 4 inches but 0.3333 feet. If the decimal matters, work in inches and convert once at the end rather than at every step.

How do I turn a decimal foot back into inches?

Multiply the part after the point by 12. In 9.4 feet, 0.4 x 12 is 4.8, so it is 9 feet and a shade under 5 inches. Surveying and CAD drawings use decimal feet for exactly this reason: the arithmetic stays simple until the moment someone has to cut something.