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 397 yards into meters we have to multiply 397 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

397 yd → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 397 yd × 0.9144 m

L_(m) = 363.0168 m

The final result is:

397 yd → 363.0168 m

We conclude that 397 yards is equivalent to 363.0168 meters:

397 yards = 363.0168 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0027546934466945 × 397 yards.

Another way is saying that 397 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0027546934466945 meters.

Approximate result

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

397 yd ≅ 363.017 m

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