Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to yards is 1.0936132983377, which means that 1 meter is equal to 1.0936132983377 yards:

1 m = 1.0936132983377 yd

To convert 120 meters into yards we have to multiply 120 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to yards. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 1.0936132983377 yd

120 m → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 120 m × 1.0936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 131.23359580052 yd

The final result is:

120 m → 131.23359580052 yd

We conclude that 120 meters is equivalent to 131.23359580052 yards:

120 meters = 131.23359580052 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00762 × 120 meters.

Another way is saying that 120 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00762 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred twenty meters is approximately one hundred thirty-one point two three four yards:

120 m ≅ 131.234 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero eight times one hundred twenty meters.

Conversion table

meters to yards chart

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