A yard is equal to approximately 0.9144 meters.
To understand this conversion, it’s important to know that the yard is a unit of length commonly used in the United States and the United Kingdom, while the meter is the standard unit of length in the metric system. The relationship between these two units is based on a defined conversion factor. Since one yard equals 3 feet and one foot equals 0.3048 meters, you can compute the conversion by multiplying:
- 1 yard = 3 feet
- 1 foot = 0.3048 meters
Thus:
1 yard = 3 feet × 0.3048 meters/foot = 0.9144 meters
This means that if you have a measurement in yards and you want to convert it to meters, you can simply multiply by 0.9144. For example, if you have 5 yards, that would be 5 × 0.9144 = 4.572 meters.