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 42.4 meters into yards we have to multiply 42.4 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

42.4 m → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 42.4 m × 1.0936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 46.369203849519 yd

The final result is:

42.4 m → 46.369203849519 yd

We conclude that 42.4 meters is equivalent to 46.369203849519 yards:

42.4 meters = 46.369203849519 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.021566037735849 × 42.4 meters.

Another way is saying that 42.4 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.021566037735849 yards.

Approximate result

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

42.4 m ≅ 46.369 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero two two times forty-two 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