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 48 yards into inches we have to multiply 48 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

48 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 48 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 1728 in

The final result is:

48 yd → 1728 in

We conclude that 48 yards is equivalent to 1728 inches:

48 yards = 1728 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.0005787037037037 × 48 yards.

Another way is saying that 48 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0005787037037037 inches.

Approximate result

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

48 yd ≅ 1728 in

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