Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to yards is 0.010936132983377, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.010936132983377 yards:

1 cm = 0.010936132983377 yd

To convert 1988 centimeters into yards we have to multiply 1988 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to yards. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.010936132983377 yd

1988 cm → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 1988 cm × 0.010936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 21.741032370954 yd

The final result is:

1988 cm → 21.741032370954 yd

We conclude that 1988 centimeters is equivalent to 21.741032370954 yards:

1988 centimeters = 21.741032370954 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.045995975855131 × 1988 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 1988 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.045995975855131 yards.

Approximate result

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

1988 cm ≅ 21.741 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero four six times one thousand nine hundred eighty-eight centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to yards chart

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