Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to yards is 0.010936132983377, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.010936132983377 yards:

1 cm = 0.010936132983377 yd

To convert 42.2 centimeters into yards we have to multiply 42.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to yards. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.010936132983377 yd

42.2 cm → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 42.2 cm × 0.010936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 0.46150481189851 yd

The final result is:

42.2 cm → 0.46150481189851 yd

We conclude that 42.2 centimeters is equivalent to 0.46150481189851 yards:

42.2 centimeters = 0.46150481189851 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 2.1668246445498 × 42.2 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 42.2 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.1668246445498 yards.

Approximate result

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

42.2 cm ≅ 0.462 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately two point one six seven times forty-two point two centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to yards chart

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