Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to kilometers is 0.0009144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.0009144 kilometers:

1 yd = 0.0009144 km

To convert 55 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 55 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.0009144 km

55 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 55 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.050292 km

The final result is:

55 yd → 0.050292 km

We conclude that 55 yards is equivalent to 0.050292 kilometers:

55 yards = 0.050292 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 19.883878151595 × 55 yards.

Another way is saying that 55 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 19.883878151595 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

55 yd ≅ 0.05 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately nineteen point eight eight four times fifty-five yards.

Conversion table

yards to kilometers chart

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