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• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Converting Yards to Meters
• Method 2 of 3: Converting Meters to Yards
• Method 3 of 3: Using online tools
• Tips

The meter is a metric unit of measure for length, which is also part of the International System of Units. The metric system is used in all countries of the world, except for the USA, Liberia and Myanmar. If you live in a country that does not use the metric system, it will be helpful for you to know how to convert yards to meters. It's a pretty simple formula.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Converting Yards to Meters

1. 1 Determine the quantity meters per yard. Each yard has 0.9144 meters. Multiply this number by the number of yards to find the number of meters. The formula for converting yards to meters is m = yards * 0.9144.
   • These calculations were adopted in 1959 in the United States and Commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
   • If you are trying to convert 100 yards to meters, simply multiply 0.9144 by 100 (Answer: 91.44 meters).
   • The formula for calculating 2 yards is 2 * 0.9144 = 1.8288 meters.

Method 2 of 3: Converting Meters to Yards

1. 1 To do the inverse transformation, use division. Use division to convert meters to yards. Formula: yard = m / 0.9144.
   • Example: To convert 50 meters to yards, 50 divided by 0.9144, which equals 54.680665.
   • Initially, the average stride length of a person was taken as a yard. It is a unit of measure for distance and is equal to three feet. To define other units of measurement (like Newton), you must know what a meter is.

Method 3 of 3: Using online tools

1. 1 Use an online calculator. On many sites, you can enter a number in yards and get the output in meters (or vice versa). Yard can be abbreviated to "yd" and meter to "m".
   • In swimming competitions, some people have to convert their swim distance from yards to meters and vice versa. Some online calculators provide this capability and even allow you to enter an altitude correction.
   • They are easy to use and generally capable of doing the reverse conversion. All you have to do is enter the number of yards and watch the calculation progress.
2. 2 Use the yards to meters conversion table. If you do not want to do the calculations manually and use an online calculator, then you can easily find a yards to meters conversion table on the Internet.
   • These tables usually consist of a list of yards in one column and their corresponding meters in the other.
   • For example, some yards to meters conversion tables supply all conversions from 1 yard to 100, or in 5-yard increments.

Tips

• Online calculators are pretty easy to use and completely free. There are a lot of them on the Internet.