inch to yd Converter - Inch to Yard

Conversion derivation

Express both inch and yd in the same base unit m (meter), then cancel the shared base unit.

1. 1

   Rewrite inch in the base unit

   $$1\mathrm{inch}=0.0254\mathrm{m}$$
2. 2

   Rewrite yd in the base unit

   $$1\mathrm{yd}=0.9144\mathrm{m}$$
3. 3

   Forward conversion

   $$\begin{array}{rl}1\mathrm{inch}& =\frac{0.0254\cancel{\mathrm{m}}}{0.9144\cancel{\mathrm{m}}}\times 1\mathrm{yd}\\ & =\frac{0.0254}{0.9144}\mathrm{yd}\\ & =0.027777777778\mathrm{yd}\end{array}$$
4. 4

   Reverse conversion

   $$\begin{array}{rl}1\mathrm{yd}& =\frac{0.9144\cancel{\mathrm{m}}}{0.0254\cancel{\mathrm{m}}}\times 1\mathrm{inch}\\ & =\frac{0.9144}{0.0254}\mathrm{inch}\\ & =36\mathrm{inch}\end{array}$$