Inch (abbreviation: in): is a unit of length in the (British) imperial and United States customary systems of measurement now formally equal to 1/36 yard but usually taken as 1/12 of a foot.
Yard (abbreviation: yd): is an English unit of length that comprises 3 feet or 36 inches, in both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement. It is standardized as exactly 0.9144 meters by international agreement in 1959.
How to Convert Inches to Yards
Example: How many yards are equivalent to 24.62 inches?
As;
1 inches = 0.027778 yards
24.62 inches = Y yards
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 24.62 times 0.027778 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 24.62 * 0.027778 / 1 = 0.68389436 yards
Answer is: 0.68389436 yards are equivalent to 24.62 inches.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into yd:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 94.67 in
( ii ) 75.09 in
( iii ) 82.65 in