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 470 yards into meters we have to multiply 470 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

470 yd → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 470 yd × 0.9144 m

L_(m) = 429.768 m

The final result is:

470 yd → 429.768 m

We conclude that 470 yards is equivalent to 429.768 meters:

470 yards = 429.768 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0023268368049738 × 470 yards.

Another way is saying that 470 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023268368049738 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred seventy yards is approximately four hundred twenty-nine point seven six eight meters:

470 yd ≅ 429.768 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero two times four hundred seventy 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