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A meter is a unit of length in the metric system. It’s part of the International System of Units. Most countries in the world use the metric system (but not the United States, Liberia, and Myanmar. Especially if you are part of a country that doesn't use the metric system, you may need to understand how to convert yards to meters. It's a simple formula.
Steps
Use an online calculator. Many websites allow you to put in yards to determine meters (or the reverse). You will sometimes see yard abbreviated as “yd” and meter as “m.”[7]- Some people need to convert swim times between yards and meters for swim meets. There are also online calculators designed to help you do this. Some of them even allow you to enter an altitude adjustment.[8]
- They are easy to use and can also generally be used to determine the reverse too. You simply input the number of yards, and watch as the conversion is calculated.[9]
Use a yard-to-meter conversion chart. If you don’t want to do the multiplication yourself, or use an online calculator, you can easily find yard-to-meter conversion charts online.[10]- These charts generally list the yard in one column, and the corresponding meters in the next column.
- For example, some yard-to-meter conversion charts present every conversion from 1 to 100 or present them in 5-yard increments.
Downloadable Yards to Meters Converter
Community Q&A
- QuestionHow do I convert inches to centimeters?
DonaganTop AnswererMultiply by 2.54. - QuestionHow do I convert 100 yards to meters?DonaganTop AnswererOne yard equals 0.9144 meter. 100 yards equals 100 x .9144, or 91.44 meters.
- QuestionHow would I convert 5 yards x 6 yards to meters?DonaganTop Answerer5 yd x 6 yd = 30 square yards. Then multiply by 0.836 to get square meters.
Tips
- The online calculators are very easy to use, and they are free. There are many of them available.Thanks
References
- ↑ https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/length/yard-to-meter.html
- ↑ http://calculator-converter.com/m_to_yd_meters_to_yards_conversion_calculator_chart_table.php
- ↑ http://www.checkyourmath.com/convert/length/yards_m.php
- ↑ http://www.conversion-metric.org/length/yard-to-meter
- ↑ https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/length/meter-to-yard.html
- ↑ http://www.metric-conversions.org/length/yards-to-meters.htm
- ↑ https://www.metric-conversions.org/length/yards-to-meters.htm
- ↑ http://swimswam.com/swimming-times-conversion-tool/
- ↑ http://www.metric-conversions.org/length/yards-to-meters.htm
About This Article
A yard is almost the same length as a meter, but slightly shorter. To convert yards to meters, all you need to do is multiply the length in yards by 0.9144. For instance, to find the length of 50 yards in meters, multiply 50 by 0.9144 to get 45.72 meters. Want to convert meters back to yards? That’s easy, too. Just divide the length in meters by 0.9144. For example, 50 meters divided by 0.9144 will give you approximately 54.68 yards. If you don’t have a calculator handy, there are plenty of online conversion tools that will let you easily convert yards to meters and back again. You can also use a conversion chart to quickly find the equivalent length in meters to various standard lengths in yards (such as increments of 5 yards, or every yard length in meters from 1 to 100). If you want to learn how to use an online conversion tool, keep reading!
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