Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to meters is 0.9144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.9144 meters:

1 yd = 0.9144 m

To convert 1040 yards into meters we have to multiply 1040 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.9144 m

1040 yd → L_(m)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:

L_(m) = 1040 yd × 0.9144 m

L_(m) = 950.976 m

The final result is:

1040 yd → 950.976 m

We conclude that 1040 yards is equivalent to 950.976 meters:

1040 yards = 950.976 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0010515512484016 × 1040 yards.

Another way is saying that 1040 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010515512484016 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty yards is approximately nine hundred fifty point nine seven six meters:

1040 yd ≅ 950.976 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand forty yards.

Conversion table

yards to meters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from yards to meters