Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to inches is 36, which means that 1 yard is equal to 36 inches:

1 yd = 36 in

To convert 1 yard into inches we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 36 in

1 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 1 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 36 in

The final result is:

1 yd → 36 in

We conclude that 1 yard is equivalent to 36 inches:

1 yard = 36 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.027777777777778 × 1 yard.

Another way is saying that 1 yard is equal to 1 ÷ 0.027777777777778 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one yard is approximately thirty-six inches:

1 yd ≅ 36 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero two eight times one yard.

Conversion table

yards to inches chart

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