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 501 yards into inches we have to multiply 501 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

501 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 501 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 18036 in

The final result is:

501 yd → 18036 in

We conclude that 501 yards is equivalent to 18036 inches:

501 yards = 18036 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 5.5444666223109E-5 × 501 yards.

Another way is saying that 501 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 5.5444666223109E-5 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred one yards is approximately eighteen thousand thirty-six inches:

501 yd ≅ 18036 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times five hundred one 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