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 490 centimeters into yards we have to multiply 490 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

490 cm → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 490 cm × 0.010936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 5.3587051618548 yd

The final result is:

490 cm → 5.3587051618548 yd

We conclude that 490 centimeters is equivalent to 5.3587051618548 yards:

490 centimeters = 5.3587051618548 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.18661224489796 × 490 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 490 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.18661224489796 yards.

Approximate result

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

490 cm ≅ 5.359 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point one eight seven times four hundred ninety 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