Unit Converter
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 centimeters into yards we have to multiply 42 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 cm → L(yd)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in yards:
L(yd) = 42 cm × 0.010936132983377 yd
L(yd) = 0.45931758530184 yd
The final result is:
42 cm → 0.45931758530184 yd
We conclude that 42 centimeters is equivalent to 0.45931758530184 yards:
42 centimeters = 0.45931758530184 yards
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 2.1771428571429 × 42 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 42 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.1771428571429 yards.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two centimeters is approximately zero point four five nine yards:
42 cm ≅ 0.459 yd
An alternative is also that one yard is approximately two point one seven seven times forty-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
centimeters (cm) | yards (yd) |
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43 centimeters | 0.47 yards |
44 centimeters | 0.481 yards |
45 centimeters | 0.492 yards |
46 centimeters | 0.503 yards |
47 centimeters | 0.514 yards |
48 centimeters | 0.525 yards |
49 centimeters | 0.536 yards |
50 centimeters | 0.547 yards |
51 centimeters | 0.558 yards |
52 centimeters | 0.569 yards |