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 490 yards into inches we have to multiply 490 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

490 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 490 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 17640 in

The final result is:

490 yd → 17640 in

We conclude that 490 yards is equivalent to 17640 inches:

490 yards = 17640 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 5.6689342403628E-5 × 490 yards.

Another way is saying that 490 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 5.6689342403628E-5 inches.

Approximate result

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

490 yd ≅ 17640 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times four hundred ninety 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