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 480 meters into yards we have to multiply 480 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

480 m → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 480 m × 1.0936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 524.9343832021 yd

The final result is:

480 m → 524.9343832021 yd

We conclude that 480 meters is equivalent to 524.9343832021 yards:

480 meters = 524.9343832021 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.001905 × 480 meters.

Another way is saying that 480 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.001905 yards.

Approximate result

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

480 m ≅ 524.934 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero two times four hundred eighty 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