Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to decimeters is 9.144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 9.144 decimeters:

1 yd = 9.144 dm

To convert 72 yards into decimeters we have to multiply 72 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 9.144 dm

72 yd → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 72 yd × 9.144 dm

L_(dm) = 658.368 dm

The final result is:

72 yd → 658.368 dm

We conclude that 72 yards is equivalent to 658.368 decimeters:

72 yards = 658.368 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0015189073588024 × 72 yards.

Another way is saying that 72 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015189073588024 decimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two yards is approximately six hundred fifty-eight point three six eight decimeters:

72 yd ≅ 658.368 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times seventy-two yards.

Conversion table

yards to decimeters chart

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