Question: Could you please help me to know the basic formula of conversion of fabric price from per yard to the price per Kg? For example, I got the price of fabric as Price: $ 1.28/Yd, Weight: 140 gsm, and Width: 60 inches. Now I need this same fabric price on a per-kilogram basis. Could you please show me how to convert it? .. asked by an OCS reader.
How to Convert Fabric Price from Per Yard to per Kg
This is a common fact that we need to convert fabric length from one unit to another. We may need to convert fabric prices from one unit to another. In your case, you have got fabric price per yard and you need to know the price of the same fabric per Kg.
Basically, we have to convert fabric length (i.e. in the yard) into weight. To calculate fabric weight of a certain length we need the following information
- Fabric length,
- Fabric width and
- Fabric GSM
Step#1: Unit conversion (Yard to the meter)
You have fabric length in the yard. Convert the yard into a meter.Yard to meter conversion: 1 yard=0.9144 meter
You have fabric width in inches. Convert inch into Meter.
Inch-to-meter conversion: 1 inch = 0.0254 meter
Step#2: Calculate the fabric area of one yard in square meter
Area = (Length * Width)= 1 yard * 60 inch
= 0.9144 meter X 60*0.0254 meter
= 1.3935 square meter
This is the fabric area in square meter
Step#3: Weight calculation from the length
Weight of the fabric = Fabric area * GSMHere calculated area = 1.3935 and
Fabric GSM =140
Therefore,
Fabric weight = 1.3935 * 0.140 kg
= 0.195 Kg
Step#4: Calculate fabric price per Kg
Fabric price for 1 yard (i.e. 0.9144 meters) length and width 60 inches is $ 1.28We can say at $ 1.28 you will get 0.195 kgs of fabric.
Therefore fabric price per kg will be= $1.28/0.195 = $ 6.56
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