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 4 yards into inches we have to multiply 4 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

4 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 4 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 144 in

The final result is:

4 yd → 144 in

We conclude that 4 yards is equivalent to 144 inches:

4 yards = 144 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.0069444444444444 × 4 yards.

Another way is saying that 4 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0069444444444444 inches.

Approximate result

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

4 yd ≅ 144 in

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