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 242.5 meters into yards we have to multiply 242.5 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

242.5 m → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 242.5 m × 1.0936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 265.20122484689 yd

The final result is:

242.5 m → 265.20122484689 yd

We conclude that 242.5 meters is equivalent to 265.20122484689 yards:

242.5 meters = 265.20122484689 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0037707216494845 × 242.5 meters.

Another way is saying that 242.5 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0037707216494845 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred forty-two point five meters is approximately two hundred sixty-five point two zero one yards:

242.5 m ≅ 265.201 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero four times two hundred forty-two point five 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