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 15.5 inches into yards we have to multiply 15.5 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

15.5 in → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 15.5 in × 0.027777777777778 yd

L_(yd) = 0.43055555555556 yd

The final result is:

15.5 in → 0.43055555555556 yd

We conclude that 15.5 inches is equivalent to 0.43055555555556 yards:

15.5 inches = 0.43055555555556 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 2.3225806451613 × 15.5 inches.

Another way is saying that 15.5 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 2.3225806451613 yards.

Approximate result

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

15.5 in ≅ 0.431 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately two point three two three times fifteen point five 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