Unit Converter
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 480 yards into inches we have to multiply 480 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
480 yd → L(in)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in inches:
L(in) = 480 yd × 36 in
L(in) = 17280 in
The final result is:
480 yd → 17280 in
We conclude that 480 yards is equivalent to 17280 inches:
480 yards = 17280 inches
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 5.787037037037E-5 × 480 yards.
Another way is saying that 480 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 5.787037037037E-5 inches.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty yards is approximately seventeen thousand two hundred eighty inches:
480 yd ≅ 17280 in
An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times four hundred eighty 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
yards (yd) | inches (in) |
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481 yards | 17316 inches |
482 yards | 17352 inches |
483 yards | 17388 inches |
484 yards | 17424 inches |
485 yards | 17460 inches |
486 yards | 17496 inches |
487 yards | 17532 inches |
488 yards | 17568 inches |
489 yards | 17604 inches |
490 yards | 17640 inches |