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 1720 yards into meters we have to multiply 1720 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

1720 yd → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1720 yd × 0.9144 m

L_(m) = 1572.768 m

The final result is:

1720 yd → 1572.768 m

We conclude that 1720 yards is equivalent to 1572.768 meters:

1720 yards = 1572.768 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.00063582168508006 × 1720 yards.

Another way is saying that 1720 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00063582168508006 meters.

Approximate result

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

1720 yd ≅ 1572.768 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand seven 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