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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 12 inches into yards we have to multiply 12 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

12 in → L(yd)

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

L(yd) = 12 in × 0.027777777777778 yd

L(yd) = 0.33333333333333 yd

The final result is:

12 in → 0.33333333333333 yd

We conclude that 12 inches is equivalent to 0.33333333333333 yards:

12 inches = 0.33333333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 3 × 12 inches.

Another way is saying that 12 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 3 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve inches is approximately zero point three three three yards:

12 in ≅ 0.333 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately three times twelve 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

inches (in) yards (yd)
13 inches 0.361 yards
14 inches 0.389 yards
15 inches 0.417 yards
16 inches 0.444 yards
17 inches 0.472 yards
18 inches 0.5 yards
19 inches 0.528 yards
20 inches 0.556 yards
21 inches 0.583 yards
22 inches 0.611 yards