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 3 yards into inches we have to multiply 3 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

3 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 3 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 108 in

The final result is:

3 yd → 108 in

We conclude that 3 yards is equivalent to 108 inches:

3 yards = 108 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.0092592592592593 × 3 yards.

Another way is saying that 3 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0092592592592593 inches.

Approximate result

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

3 yd ≅ 108 in

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