72 centimeters in yards

Conversion formula
How to convert 72 centimeters to yards?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{cm}\approx 0.010936133\mathrm{yd}$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of yards.

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown $x$:

Conclusion: 72 ⁢ cm ≈ 0.787401576 ⁢ yd

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 yard is equal to 1.27 times 72 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 72 centimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{1.27}}$ yards.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: seventy-two centimeters is about zero point seven nine yards, or alternatively, a yard is about zero times seventy-two centimeters.