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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 8.5 inches into yards we have to multiply 8.5 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

8.5 in → L(yd)

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

L(yd) = 8.5 in × 0.027777777777778 yd

L(yd) = 0.23611111111111 yd

The final result is:

8.5 in → 0.23611111111111 yd

We conclude that 8.5 inches is equivalent to 0.23611111111111 yards:

8.5 inches = 0.23611111111111 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 4.2352941176471 × 8.5 inches.

Another way is saying that 8.5 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 4.2352941176471 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point five inches is approximately zero point two three six yards:

8.5 in ≅ 0.236 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately four point two three five times eight point five 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

inches (in) yards (yd)
9.5 inches 0.264 yards
10.5 inches 0.292 yards
11.5 inches 0.319 yards
12.5 inches 0.347 yards
13.5 inches 0.375 yards
14.5 inches 0.403 yards
15.5 inches 0.431 yards
16.5 inches 0.458 yards
17.5 inches 0.486 yards
18.5 inches 0.514 yards