Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to miles is 0.00056818181818182, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.00056818181818182 miles:

1 yd = 0.00056818181818182 mi

To convert 1740 yards into miles we have to multiply 1740 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.00056818181818182 mi

1740 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 1740 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.98863636363636 mi

The final result is:

1740 yd → 0.98863636363636 mi

We conclude that 1740 yards is equivalent to 0.98863636363636 miles:

1740 yards = 0.98863636363636 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 1.0114942528736 × 1740 yards.

Another way is saying that 1740 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0114942528736 miles.

Approximate result

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

1740 yd ≅ 0.989 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately one point zero one one times one thousand seven hundred forty yards.

Conversion table

yards to miles chart

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