There are 36 inches (in) in 1 yard (yd). Both inches and yards are measurements of length in the US customary and imperial systems of measurement. These units are used mostly in the United States, the United Kingdom, and their territories. Most other countries use the International System of Units (SI), where the base unit of length is the meter (m), also spelled metre.
Below are some comparisons between units of length in the US customary and imperial systems of measurement, and SI:
36 inches = 1 yard = 3 feet
1 inch = 0.0254 meters
1 yard = 0.9144 meters
Inch to yard conversion
The following converter can convert from inches to yards or yards to inches. Just enter a value in either inches or yards to convert between the two.
Inch to yard conversion explanation
To convert between inches and yards, we need to remember the relationship:
36 in = 1 yd
This relationship tells us that yards are the larger unit. So to convert from a value in inches to one in yards, we need to divide by 36. To convert a value in yards to inches, we need to multiply by 36.
Examples
1. Convert 67 inches to yards:
67 in ÷ 36 = 1.861 yd
2. Convert 12 yards to inches:
12 yd × 36 = 432 in
Yards to inches ►
How to convert inches to yards
1 yard is equal to 36 inches:
1yd = 36in
The distance d in yards (yd) is equal to the distance d in inches (in) divided by 36:
d(yd) = d(in) / 36
Example
Convert 20 in to yards:
d(yd) = 20in / 36 = 0.5555555yd
How many yards in a foot
One foot is equal to 0.0277777 yards:
1in = 1in / 36 = 0.0277777yd
How many inches in a yard
One yard is equal to 36 inches:
1yd = 36×1yd = 36in
How to convert 10in to yards
Divide 10 inches by 36 to get yards:
10in = 10in / 36 = 0.27777777yd
Inches to yards conversion table
0.01 in | 0.00278 yd |
0.1 in | 0.02778 yd |
1 in | 0.27778 yd |
2 in | 0.05555 yd |
3 in | 0.08333 yd |
4 in | 0.11111 yd |
5 in | 0.13889 yd |
6 in | 0.16667 yd |
7 in | 0.19444 yd |
8 in | 0.22222 yd |
9 in | 0.25000 yd |
10 in | 0.27778 yd |
20 in | 0.55555 yd |
30 in | 0.83333 yd |
40 in | 1.11111 yd |
50 in | 1.38889 yd |
60 in | 1.66667 yd |
70 in | 1.94444 yd |
80 in | 2.22222 yd |
90 in | 2.50000 yd |
100 in | 2.77778 yd |
Yards to inches ►
See also
- Yards to inches
- cm to inches
- inches to cm
Inches to yards ►
How to convert yards to inches
1 yard is equal to 3 inches:
1yd = 36in
The distance d in inches (in) is equal to the distance d in yards (yd) times 36:
d(in) = d(yd) × 36
Example
Convert 20 yards to inches:
d(in) = 20yd × 36 = 720in
How many yards in an inch
One inch is equal to 1/36 yards:
1in = 1in / 36 = 0.02777777778yd
How many inches in a yards
One yard is equal to 36 inches:
1yd = 36×1yd = 36in
How to convert 10 yards to inches
Multiply 10 yards by 36 to get inches:
10yd = 36×10yd = 360in
Yards to inches conversion table
0.01 yd | 0.36 in |
0.1 yd | 3.6 in |
1 yd | 36 in |
2 yd | 72 in |
3 yd | 108 in |
4 yd | 144 in |
5 yd | 180 in |
6 yd | 216 in |
7 yd | 252 in |
8 yd | 288 in |
9 yd | 324 in |
10 yd | 360 in |
20 yd | 720 in |
30 yd | 1080 in |
40 yd | 1440 in |
50 yd | 1800 in |
60 yd | 2160 in |
70 yd | 2520 in |
80 yd | 2880 in |
90 yd | 3240 in |
100 yd | 3600 in |
Inches to yard ►
See also
- Inches to yard
- cm to inches
- inches to cm
Please provide values below to convert inch [in] to yard [yd], or vice versa.
Inch
Definition: An inch (symbol: in) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. An inch was defined to be equivalent to exactly 25.4 millimeters in 1959. There are 12 inches in a foot and 36 inches in a yard.
History/origin: The term "inch" was derived from the Latin unit "uncia" which equated to "one-twelfth" of a Roman foot.
There have been a number of different standards for the inch in the past, with the current definition being based on the international yard. One of the earliest definitions of the inch was based on barleycorns, where an inch was equal to the length of three grains of dry, round barley placed end-to-end. Another version of the inch is also believed to have been derived from the width of a human thumb, where the length was obtained from averaging the width of three thumbs: a small, a medium, and a large one.
Current use: The inch is mostly used in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It is also sometimes used in Japan (as well as other countries) in relation to electronic parts, like the size of display screens.
Yard
Definition: A yard (symbol: yd) is a unit of length in both the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. Since 1959, a yard has been defined as exactly 0.9144 meters. It is also equal to 3 feet, or 36 inches.
History/origin: The origin of the yard as a unit is unclear. It is an English unit (predecessor of imperial units) and the term was derived from "gerd" in Old English, the earliest historical form of the English language. Some suggest that the yard could have been derived based on the girth of a person's waist.
Current use: The yard is commonly used in field-length measurement for certain sports such as American and Canadian football, and association football (soccer). The yard is also used in cricket pitch dimensions, and sometimes in golf fairway measurements. In the United Kingdom (UK) as well as the United States, the yard is frequently used when referring to distance. In the UK, it is also a legal requirement that road signs indicating shorter distances are displayed in yards.
Inch to Yard Conversion Table
0.01 in | 0.0002777778 yd |
0.1 in | 0.0027777778 yd |
1 in | 0.0277777778 yd |
2 in | 0.0555555556 yd |
3 in | 0.0833333333 yd |
5 in | 0.1388888889 yd |
10 in | 0.2777777778 yd |
20 in | 0.5555555556 yd |
50 in | 1.3888888889 yd |
100 in | 2.7777777778 yd |
1000 in | 27.7777777778 yd |
How to Convert Inch to Yard
1 in = 0.0277777778 yd
1 yd = 36 in
Example: convert 15 in to yd:
15 in = 15 × 0.0277777778 yd = 0.4166666667 yd