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 60 inches into yards we have to multiply 60 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

60 in → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 60 in × 0.027777777777778 yd

L_(yd) = 1.6666666666667 yd

The final result is:

60 in → 1.6666666666667 yd

We conclude that 60 inches is equivalent to 1.6666666666667 yards:

60 inches = 1.6666666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.6 × 60 inches.

Another way is saying that 60 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.6 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that sixty inches is approximately one point six six seven yards:

60 in ≅ 1.667 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point six times sixty 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