Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to centimeters is 91.44, which means that 1 yard is equal to 91.44 centimeters:

1 yd = 91.44 cm

To convert 5 yards into centimeters we have to multiply 5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 91.44 cm

5 yd → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 5 yd × 91.44 cm

L_(cm) = 457.2 cm

The final result is:

5 yd → 457.2 cm

We conclude that 5 yards is equivalent to 457.2 centimeters:

5 yards = 457.2 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0021872265966754 × 5 yards.

Another way is saying that 5 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0021872265966754 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

5 yd ≅ 457.2 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times five yards.

Conversion table

yards to centimeters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from yards to centimeters