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 502 yards into inches we have to multiply 502 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

502 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 502 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 18072 in

The final result is:

502 yd → 18072 in

We conclude that 502 yards is equivalent to 18072 inches:

502 yards = 18072 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 5.5334218680832E-5 × 502 yards.

Another way is saying that 502 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 5.5334218680832E-5 inches.

Approximate result

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

502 yd ≅ 18072 in

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