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 488.5 centimeters into yards we have to multiply 488.5 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

488.5 cm → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 488.5 cm × 0.010936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 5.3423009623797 yd

The final result is:

488.5 cm → 5.3423009623797 yd

We conclude that 488.5 centimeters is equivalent to 5.3423009623797 yards:

488.5 centimeters = 5.3423009623797 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.18718526100307 × 488.5 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 488.5 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.18718526100307 yards.

Approximate result

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

488.5 cm ≅ 5.342 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point one eight seven times four hundred eighty-eight point five 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