Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to yards is 0.027777777777778, which means that 1 inch is equal to 0.027777777777778 yards:

1 in = 0.027777777777778 yd

To convert 5742 inches into yards we have to multiply 5742 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to yards. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in → 0.027777777777778 yd

5742 in → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 5742 in × 0.027777777777778 yd

L_(yd) = 159.5 yd

The final result is:

5742 in → 159.5 yd

We conclude that 5742 inches is equivalent to 159.5 yards:

5742 inches = 159.5 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.006269592476489 × 5742 inches.

Another way is saying that 5742 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.006269592476489 yards.

Approximate result

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

5742 in ≅ 159.5 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero six times five thousand seven hundred forty-two inches.

Conversion table

inches to yards chart

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