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 1742 inches into yards we have to multiply 1742 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

1742 in → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 1742 in × 0.027777777777778 yd

L_(yd) = 48.388888888889 yd

The final result is:

1742 in → 48.388888888889 yd

We conclude that 1742 inches is equivalent to 48.388888888889 yards:

1742 inches = 48.388888888889 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.020665901262916 × 1742 inches.

Another way is saying that 1742 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020665901262916 yards.

Approximate result

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

1742 in ≅ 48.389 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero two one times one thousand seven hundred 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