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 48.9 meters into yards we have to multiply 48.9 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

48.9 m → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 48.9 m × 1.0936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 53.477690288714 yd

The final result is:

48.9 m → 53.477690288714 yd

We conclude that 48.9 meters is equivalent to 53.477690288714 yards:

48.9 meters = 53.477690288714 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.018699386503067 × 48.9 meters.

Another way is saying that 48.9 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.018699386503067 yards.

Approximate result

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

48.9 m ≅ 53.478 yd

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