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 48 centimeters into yards we have to multiply 48 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

48 cm → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 48 cm × 0.010936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 0.5249343832021 yd

The final result is:

48 cm → 0.5249343832021 yd

We conclude that 48 centimeters is equivalent to 0.5249343832021 yards:

48 centimeters = 0.5249343832021 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 1.905 × 48 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 48 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.905 yards.

Approximate result

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

48 cm ≅ 0.525 yd

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