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 40 yards into inches we have to multiply 40 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

40 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 40 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 1440 in

The final result is:

40 yd → 1440 in

We conclude that 40 yards is equivalent to 1440 inches:

40 yards = 1440 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.00069444444444444 × 40 yards.

Another way is saying that 40 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00069444444444444 inches.

Approximate result

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

40 yd ≅ 1440 in

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