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 427 yards into inches we have to multiply 427 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

427 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 427 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 15372 in

The final result is:

427 yd → 15372 in

We conclude that 427 yards is equivalent to 15372 inches:

427 yards = 15372 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 6.5053343741868E-5 × 427 yards.

Another way is saying that 427 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 6.5053343741868E-5 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred twenty-seven yards is approximately fifteen thousand three hundred seventy-two inches:

427 yd ≅ 15372 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times four hundred twenty-seven 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