36 inches in feet

Result

The conversion result is: 36 inches is equivalent to 3 feet.[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 36 inches to feet?

We know (by definition) that: 1 in ≈ 0.083333333 ft.

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of feet.

1 in / 36 in ≈ 0.083333333 ft / x ft

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:

x ft ≈ (36 in / 1 in) * 0.083333333 ft → x ft ≈ 2.999999988 ft

Conclusion:

36 in ≈ 2.999999988 ft

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 foot is equal to 0.333333333333333 times 36 inches.

It can also be expressed as: 36 inches is equal to 1 / 0.333333333333333 feet.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: thirty-six inches is about zero feet, or alternatively, a foot is about zero point three three times thirty-six inches.

Footnotes

[1] The precision is 15 significant digits (fourteen digits to the right of the decimal point).

Results may contain small errors due to the use of floating point arithmetic.