Question

How many inches are in 1 yard ?

Answer 1

Hint:A yard is an English unit of length in both the British imperial and US customary measurement systems. Since 1959, it has been standardized as 0.9144 meters by international agreement. 1 mile is equal to 1,760 yards. The survey yard in the United States is slightly longer.

Complete step by step answer:
An inch is a unit of length in the imperial and customary measurement systems of the United Kingdom and the United States. It is \[\dfrac{1}{36}\] of a yard or \[\dfrac{1}{12}\] a foot. The word inch is derived from the Roman uncia ("twelfth") and is sometimes used to translate similar units in other measurement systems, which are usually understood to be derived from the width of the human thumb.

The exact length of an inch has varied in the past, but since the adoption of the international yard in the 1950s and 1960s, it has been based on the metric system and defined as exactly 25.4 mm.A yard is a length unit equal to 36 inches, or 3 feet (see foot), in the United States Customary System, or 0.9144 meters in the International System of Units. A cloth-yard is 37 inches long and is used to measure cloth; it was also the standard length for arrows.

A yard (e.g concrete, gravel, or topsoil) may be used colloquially to refer to a cubic yard. A yard was originally the length of a man's belt, also known as a girdle. King Henry I of England established the yard in the 12th century as the distance between his nose and the thumb of his outstretched arm. It is now 36 inches.

Thus, there are 36 inches in 1 yard.

Note:A hand-measured about 5 inches or 5 digits (fingers) across. A hand is now 4 inches in length and is used to measure horses (from the ground to the horse's withers, or shoulder). A span was the length of a stretched-out hand, approximately 9 inches.