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 1520 yards into meters we have to multiply 1520 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

1520 yd → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1520 yd × 0.9144 m

L_(m) = 1389.888 m

The final result is:

1520 yd → 1389.888 m

We conclude that 1520 yards is equivalent to 1389.888 meters:

1520 yards = 1389.888 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.00071948243311691 × 1520 yards.

Another way is saying that 1520 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00071948243311691 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand five hundred twenty yards is approximately one thousand three hundred eighty-nine point eight eight eight meters:

1520 yd ≅ 1389.888 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand five hundred twenty 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