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 1040 yards into inches we have to multiply 1040 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

1040 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 1040 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 37440 in

The final result is:

1040 yd → 37440 in

We conclude that 1040 yards is equivalent to 37440 inches:

1040 yards = 37440 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 2.6709401709402E-5 × 1040 yards.

Another way is saying that 1040 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 2.6709401709402E-5 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty yards is approximately thirty-seven thousand four hundred forty inches:

1040 yd ≅ 37440 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times one thousand forty yards.

Conversion table

yards to inches chart

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