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 72 yards into inches we have to multiply 72 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

72 yd → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 72 yd × 36 in

L_(in) = 2592 in

The final result is:

72 yd → 2592 in

We conclude that 72 yards is equivalent to 2592 inches:

72 yards = 2592 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.0003858024691358 × 72 yards.

Another way is saying that 72 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0003858024691358 inches.

Approximate result

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

72 yd ≅ 2592 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times seventy-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