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 1520 yards into inches we have to multiply 1520 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

1520 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 1520 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 54720 in

The final result is:

1520 yd → 54720 in

We conclude that 1520 yards is equivalent to 54720 inches:

1520 yards = 54720 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 1.827485380117E-5 × 1520 yards.

Another way is saying that 1520 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.827485380117E-5 inches.

Approximate result

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

1520 yd ≅ 54720 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times one thousand five hundred twenty 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