Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to kilometers is 0.0009144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.0009144 kilometers:

1 yd = 0.0009144 km

To convert 242 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 242 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.0009144 km

242 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 242 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.2212848 km

The final result is:

242 yd → 0.2212848 km

We conclude that 242 yards is equivalent to 0.2212848 kilometers:

242 yards = 0.2212848 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 4.5190632162715 × 242 yards.

Another way is saying that 242 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 4.5190632162715 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

242 yd ≅ 0.221 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately four point five one nine times two hundred forty-two yards.

Conversion table

yards to kilometers chart

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