Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to miles is 0.00056818181818182, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.00056818181818182 miles:

1 yd = 0.00056818181818182 mi

To convert 48 yards into miles we have to multiply 48 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.00056818181818182 mi

48 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 48 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.027272727272727 mi

The final result is:

48 yd → 0.027272727272727 mi

We conclude that 48 yards is equivalent to 0.027272727272727 miles:

48 yards = 0.027272727272727 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 36.666666666667 × 48 yards.

Another way is saying that 48 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 36.666666666667 miles.

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 zero point zero two seven miles:

48 yd ≅ 0.027 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately thirty-six point six six seven times forty-eight yards.

Conversion table

yards to miles chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from yards to miles