Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to yards is 0.027777777777778, which means that 1 inch is equal to 0.027777777777778 yards:

1 in = 0.027777777777778 yd

To convert 1042 inches into yards we have to multiply 1042 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to yards. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in → 0.027777777777778 yd

1042 in → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 1042 in × 0.027777777777778 yd

L_(yd) = 28.944444444444 yd

The final result is:

1042 in → 28.944444444444 yd

We conclude that 1042 inches is equivalent to 28.944444444444 yards:

1042 inches = 28.944444444444 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.034548944337812 × 1042 inches.

Another way is saying that 1042 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.034548944337812 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty-two inches is approximately twenty-eight point nine four four yards:

1042 in ≅ 28.944 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero three five times one thousand forty-two inches.

Conversion table

inches to yards chart

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