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 971 inches into yards we have to multiply 971 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

971 in → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 971 in × 0.027777777777778 yd

L_(yd) = 26.972222222222 yd

The final result is:

971 in → 26.972222222222 yd

We conclude that 971 inches is equivalent to 26.972222222222 yards:

971 inches = 26.972222222222 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.037075180226571 × 971 inches.

Another way is saying that 971 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.037075180226571 yards.

Approximate result

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

971 in ≅ 26.972 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero three seven times nine hundred seventy-one 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