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 36 inches into yards we have to multiply 36 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

36 in → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 36 in × 0.027777777777778 yd

L_(yd) = 1 yd

The final result is:

36 in → 1 yd

We conclude that 36 inches is equivalent to 1 yards:

36 inches = 1 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 1 × 36 inches.

Another way is saying that 36 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 1 yards.

Approximate result

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

36 in ≅ 1 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately one times thirty-six 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