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 397.4 meters into yards we have to multiply 397.4 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

397.4 m → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 397.4 m × 1.0936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 434.60192475941 yd

The final result is:

397.4 m → 434.60192475941 yd

We conclude that 397.4 meters is equivalent to 434.60192475941 yards:

397.4 meters = 434.60192475941 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0023009562154001 × 397.4 meters.

Another way is saying that 397.4 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023009562154001 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred ninety-seven point four meters is approximately four hundred thirty-four point six zero two yards:

397.4 m ≅ 434.602 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero two times three hundred ninety-seven point four 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