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 15 yards into inches we have to multiply 15 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

15 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 15 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 540 in

The final result is:

15 yd → 540 in

We conclude that 15 yards is equivalent to 540 inches:

15 yards = 540 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.0018518518518519 × 15 yards.

Another way is saying that 15 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018518518518519 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifteen yards is approximately five hundred forty inches:

15 yd ≅ 540 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero zero two times fifteen 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