In the United States, fabric stores often sell fabric by the following yardage measurements:

⅛ yards = 0.125 yards
¼ yards = 0.25 yards
⅓ yards = 0.333 yards
⅜ yards = 0.375 yards
½ yards = 0.5 yards
⅝ yards = 0.625 yards
⅔ yards = 0.667 yards
¾ yards = 0.75 yards
⅞ yards = 0.875 yards

However, customers often ask for fabric by inches, especially when they are designing in the moment. A customer may ask, "How many yards is 50 inches?" or "How much does 50 inches cost?" Determining inch measurements on a calculator is time consuming. A fabric store worker may find it easier to scan through a table of conversions. This can be done in view of the customer, for added clarity.

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Inches	Yards	Yards
1	0.03	⅛
2	0.06	⅛
3	0.08	⅛
4	0.11	⅛
5	0.14	¼
6	0.17	¼
7	0.19	¼
8	0.22	¼
9	0.25	¼
10	0.28	⅓
11	0.31	⅓
12	0.33	⅓
13	0.36	⅜
14	0.39	½
15	0.42	½
16	0.44	½
17	0.47	½
18	0.50	½
19	0.53	⅝
20	0.56	⅝
21	0.58	⅝
22	0.61	⅝
23	0.64	⅔
24	0.67	⅔
25	0.69	¾
26	0.72	¾
27	0.75	¾
28	0.78	⅞
29	0.81	⅞
30	0.83	⅞
31	0.86	⅞
32	0.89	1
33	0.92	1
34	0.94	1
35	0.97	1
36	1.00	1
37	1.03	1 ⅛
38	1.06	1 ⅛
39	1.08	1 ⅛
40	1.11	1 ⅛
41	1.14	1 ¼
42	1.17	1 ¼
43	1.19	1 ¼
44	1.22	1 ¼
45	1.25	1 ¼
46	1.28	1 ⅓
47	1.31	1 ⅓
48	1.33	1 ⅓
49	1.36	1 ⅜
50	1.39	1 ½
51	1.42	1 ½
52	1.44	1 ½
53	1.47	1 ½
54	1.50	1 ½
55	1.53	1 ⅝
56	1.56	1 ⅝
57	1.58	1 ⅝
58	1.61	1 ⅝
59	1.64	1 ⅔
60	1.67	1 ⅔
61	1.69	1 ¾
62	1.72	1 ¾
63	1.75	1 ¾
64	1.78	1 ⅞
65	1.81	1 ⅞
66	1.83	1 ⅞
67	1.86	1 ⅞
68	1.89	2
69	1.92	2
70	1.94	2
71	1.97	2
72	2.00	2
73	2.03	2 ⅛
74	2.06	2 ⅛
75	2.08	2 ⅛
76	2.11	2 ⅛
77	2.14	2 ¼
78	2.17	2 ¼
79	2.19	2 ¼
80	2.22	2 ¼
81	2.25	2 ¼
82	2.28	2 ⅓
83	2.31	2 ⅓
84	2.33	2 ⅓
85	2.36	2 ⅜
86	2.39	2 ½
87	2.42	2 ½
88	2.44	2 ½
89	2.47	2 ½
90	2.50	2 ½
91	2.53	2 ⅝
92	2.56	2 ⅝
93	2.58	2 ⅝
94	2.61	2 ⅝
95	2.64	2 ⅔
96	2.67	2 ⅔
97	2.69	2 ¾
98	2.72	2 ¾
99	2.75	2 ¾
100	2.78	2 ⅞
101	2.81	2 ⅞
102	2.83	2 ⅞
103	2.86	2 ⅞
104	2.89	3
105	2.92	3
106	2.94	3
107	2.97	3
108	3.00	3

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