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 47 centimeters into yards we have to multiply 47 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

47 cm → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 47 cm × 0.010936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 0.51399825021872 yd

The final result is:

47 cm → 0.51399825021872 yd

We conclude that 47 centimeters is equivalent to 0.51399825021872 yards:

47 centimeters = 0.51399825021872 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 1.9455319148936 × 47 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 47 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.9455319148936 yards.

Approximate result

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

47 cm ≅ 0.514 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately one point nine four six times forty-seven 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