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 42.3 inches into yards we have to multiply 42.3 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

42.3 in → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 42.3 in × 0.027777777777778 yd

L_(yd) = 1.175 yd

The final result is:

42.3 in → 1.175 yd

We conclude that 42.3 inches is equivalent to 1.175 yards:

42.3 inches = 1.175 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.85106382978723 × 42.3 inches.

Another way is saying that 42.3 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.85106382978723 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two point three inches is approximately one point one seven five yards:

42.3 in ≅ 1.175 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point eight five one times forty-two point three 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