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 meters into yards we have to multiply 397 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 m → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 397 m × 1.0936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 434.16447944007 yd

The final result is:

397 m → 434.16447944007 yd

We conclude that 397 meters is equivalent to 434.16447944007 yards:

397 meters = 434.16447944007 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.002303274559194 × 397 meters.

Another way is saying that 397 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.002303274559194 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 meters is approximately four hundred thirty-four point one six four yards:

397 m ≅ 434.164 yd

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