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Facts about Inch
Basic facts: An inch is a unit of length in the United States customary and British imperial systems of measurement [symbol: in]. It is equivalent to 1/36 yard or 1/12 of a foot, meaning there are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot. In 1959, an inch was defined to be equal to exactly 25.4 millimeters.
History: The word “inch” is derived from the Roman uncia “twelfth”, the term “inch” is also sometimes used to translate similar units in other measurement systems, usually viewed as deriving from the width of the human thumb, where the length was obtained from averaging the width of 3 thumbs: a small, a medium, and a large one.
In the past, there have been a number of various standards for the inch with the present definition being based on the international yard. One of the earlier definitions of the inch was based on barleycorns [where an inch was equivalent to the length of 3 grains of dry, round barley placed end-to-end].
Use: The inch is mainly used in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It is also sometimes used in Japan and in other countries as well, in relation to electronic parts, such as the size of display screens.
Fact about Yard
Basic facts: A yard [symbol: yd] is a unit of length in both the US customary and British imperial systems of measurement. A yard has been defined as exactly 0.9144 meters since 1959, It is also equivalent to 3 feet, or 36 inches.
History: The origin of the yard is not quite certain. A yard is an English unit [predecessor of imperial units] the term “yard” derives from the Old English gerd, gyrd, etc., which was used for staves, branches, and measuring rods. some suggest that it initially derived from the girth of a person’s waist, while others consider it originated as a cubic measure.
Use: The yard is generally used in field-length measurement for specific sports like American and Canadian football, and association football [soccer]. The yard sometimes is used in golf fairway measurements and it is also used in cricket pitch dimensions. In the United Kingdom as well as the United States, the yard is often used when referring to distance. In the United Kingdom, it is also a legal condition that road signs marking shorter distances are displayed in yards.
How many yards in a inch?
1 inch is equivalent to 0.0277777778 yards. Use 0.0277777778 as the factor to convert inches to yards. Below find some popular inches to yards conversion questions:
- How many yards in 2 inches? 2 inches x 0.0277777778 = 0.0555555556 number yards
- How many yards in 3 inches? 3 inches x 0.0277777778 = 0.0833333334 number yards
- How many yards in 5 inches? 5 inches x 0.0277777778 = 0.138888889 number yards
- How many yards in 10 inches? 10 inches x 0.0277777778 = 0.277777778 number yards
- How many yards in 20 inches? 20 inches x 0.0277777778 = 0.555555556 number yards
- How many yards in 50 inches? 50 inches x 0.0277777778 = 1.38888889 number yards
- How many yards in 100 inches? 100 inches x 0.0277777778 = 2.77777778 number yards
- How many yards in 1000 inches? 1000 inches x 0.0277777778 = 27.7777778 number yards
Inches to Yards Conversion Chart
| Inches | Yards | Inches | Yards | Inches | Yards | Inches | Yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.0277777778 | 26 | 0.7222222228 | 51 | 1.416666668 | 76 | 2.111111113 |
| 2 | 0.0555555556 | 27 | 0.7500000006 | 52 | 1.444444446 | 77 | 2.138888891 |
| 3 | 0.0833333334 | 28 | 0.7777777784 | 53 | 1.472222223 | 78 | 2.166666668 |
| 4 | 0.1111111112 | 29 | 0.8055555562 | 54 | 1.500000001 | 79 | 2.194444446 |
| 5 | 0.138888889 | 30 | 0.833333334 | 55 | 1.527777779 | 80 | 2.222222224 |
| 6 | 0.1666666668 | 31 | 0.8611111118 | 56 | 1.555555557 | 81 | 2.250000002 |
| 7 | 0.1944444446 | 32 | 0.8888888896 | 57 | 1.583333335 | 82 | 2.27777778 |
| 8 | 0.2222222224 | 33 | 0.9166666674 | 58 | 1.611111112 | 83 | 2.305555557 |
| 9 | 0.2500000002 | 34 | 0.9444444452 | 59 | 1.63888889 | 84 | 2.333333335 |
| 10 | 0.277777778 | 35 | 0.972222223 | 60 | 1.666666668 | 85 | 2.361111113 |
| 11 | 0.3055555558 | 36 | 1.000000001 | 61 | 1.694444446 | 86 | 2.388888891 |
| 12 | 0.3333333336 | 37 | 1.027777779 | 62 | 1.722222224 | 87 | 2.416666669 |
| 13 | 0.3611111114 | 38 | 1.055555556 | 63 | 1.750000001 | 88 | 2.444444446 |
| 14 | 0.3888888892 | 39 | 1.083333334 | 64 | 1.777777779 | 89 | 2.472222224 |
| 15 | 0.416666667 | 40 | 1.111111112 | 65 | 1.805555557 | 90 | 2.500000002 |
| 16 | 0.4444444448 | 41 | 1.13888889 | 66 | 1.833333335 | 91 | 2.52777778 |
| 17 | 0.4722222226 | 42 | 1.166666668 | 67 | 1.861111113 | 92 | 2.555555558 |
| 18 | 0.5000000004 | 43 | 1.194444445 | 68 | 1.88888889 | 93 | 2.583333335 |
| 19 | 0.5277777782 | 44 | 1.222222223 | 69 | 1.916666668 | 94 | 2.611111113 |
| 20 | 0.555555556 | 45 | 1.250000001 | 70 | 1.944444446 | 95 | 2.638888891 |
| 21 | 0.5833333338 | 46 | 1.277777779 | 71 | 1.972222224 | 96 | 2.666666669 |
| 22 | 0.6111111116 | 47 | 1.305555557 | 72 | 2.000000002 | 97 | 2.694444447 |
| 23 | 0.6388888894 | 48 | 1.333333334 | 73 | 2.027777779 | 98 | 2.722222224 |
| 24 | 0.6666666672 | 49 | 1.361111112 | 74 | 2.055555557 | 99 | 2.750000002 |
| 25 | 0.694444445 | 50 | 1.38888889 | 75 | 2.083333335 | 100 | 2.77777778 |