Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to kilometers is 0.0009144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.0009144 kilometers:

1 yd = 0.0009144 km

To convert 472 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 472 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.0009144 km

472 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 472 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.4315968 km

The final result is:

472 yd → 0.4315968 km

We conclude that 472 yards is equivalent to 0.4315968 kilometers:

472 yards = 0.4315968 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.3169773269867 × 472 yards.

Another way is saying that 472 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 2.3169773269867 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred seventy-two yards is approximately zero point four three two kilometers:

472 yd ≅ 0.432 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point three one seven times four hundred seventy-two yards.

Conversion table

yards to kilometers chart

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