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 742 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 742 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

742 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 742 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.6784848 km

The final result is:

742 yd → 0.6784848 km

We conclude that 742 yards is equivalent to 0.6784848 kilometers:

742 yards = 0.6784848 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.4738723697274 × 742 yards.

Another way is saying that 742 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.4738723697274 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred forty-two yards is approximately zero point six seven eight kilometers:

742 yd ≅ 0.678 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point four seven four times seven hundred forty-two 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