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 272 yards into meters we have to multiply 272 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

272 yd → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 272 yd × 0.9144 m

L_(m) = 248.7168 m

The final result is:

272 yd → 248.7168 m

We conclude that 272 yards is equivalent to 248.7168 meters:

272 yards = 248.7168 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0040206371262416 × 272 yards.

Another way is saying that 272 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0040206371262416 meters.

Approximate result

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

272 yd ≅ 248.717 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero four times two hundred seventy-two 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