The meter is a unit of measurement of the length of the metric system, it is part of the international system of standard units of measurement. There are many nations around the world that use this measurement system, with the exception of the United States of America, Liberia and Burma. Knowing how to convert a measurement expressed in yards into meters can be very useful especially if you are in one of the countries that do not use the international system of measurement. To perform the conversion, you need to use a simple formula.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Convert Yards to Meters
Step 1. Determine what is the value in meters that needs to be converted to yards
One yard corresponds to 0.9144 meters, so to perform the conversion simply multiply the value expressed in meters by the conversion coefficient just indicated. The formula for converting yards to meters is as follows: m = yd x 0.9144.
- This equation was established in 1958 by the United States of America and the Commonwealth countries (such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand).
- For example, if you need to convert 100 yards to meters, you will need to perform this simple calculation: 0.9144 x 100 which will result in 91.44m.
- To convert 2 yards to meters you will need to do this calculation instead: 2 x 0.9144m = 1.8288m.
Method 2 of 3: Converting Meters to Yards
Step 1. In this case it is necessary to use the inverse mathematical operation of multiplication, ie division
To convert a value expressed in meters into yards, divide it by the relative conversion coefficient. The complete formula is as follows: yd = m / 0, 9144.
- For example, the calculation to be performed to convert 50 meters into yards will be the following: 50/0, 9144 = 54, 7 yd.
- It appears that the yard originally comes from a person's average stride length. In the imperial system of measurement, this unit of measurement is exactly 3 feet (ft). In order to determine other units of measurement related to the meter (such as the newton) it is necessary to understand the definition of meter.
Method 3 of 3: Using an Online Converter
Step 1. To perform the conversion use an automatic calculator
There are many websites that offer a conversion service that allows you to easily and effortlessly convert yards to meters or vice versa. The standard symbol that identifies yards is "yd", while that of meters is "m".
- People who practice swimming often need to convert their swimming time into yards or meters to find out the distance traveled. There are also online converters of this type that allow you to get the desired result in just a few clicks. Some of these tools even allow you to take into account the altitude at which you swam.
- These automatic converters are very simple to use and in most cases also allow you to perform the reverse conversion, i.e. from meters to yards or vice versa. Simply type the value to be converted in the appropriate text field and wait for the result to appear on the screen.
Step 2. Use a yard to meter conversion table
If you don't have the ability to do the calculations yourself or if you can't use an online calculator, you can use a simple yard to meter conversion table. This type of tool is also easily found on the web.
- Conversion tables normally report the values in yards within a column and the corresponding value expressed in meters in the adjacent column.
- For example, some yards to meters conversion tables report all numbers from 1 to 100 and their converted values, while others a set of numbers in 5 yd increments and their converted values.
