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 1742 yards into inches we have to multiply 1742 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

1742 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 1742 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 62712 in

The final result is:

1742 yd → 62712 in

We conclude that 1742 yards is equivalent to 62712 inches:

1742 yards = 62712 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 1.59459114683E-5 × 1742 yards.

Another way is saying that 1742 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.59459114683E-5 inches.

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 yards is approximately sixty-two thousand seven hundred twelve inches:

1742 yd ≅ 62712 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times one thousand seven hundred forty-two 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