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 20 yards into inches we have to multiply 20 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

20 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 20 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 720 in

The final result is:

20 yd → 720 in

We conclude that 20 yards is equivalent to 720 inches:

20 yards = 720 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.0013888888888889 × 20 yards.

Another way is saying that 20 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013888888888889 inches.

Approximate result

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

20 yd ≅ 720 in

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