Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to meters is 0.9144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.9144 meters:

1 yd = 0.9144 m

To convert 742 yards into meters we have to multiply 742 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.9144 m

742 yd → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 742 yd × 0.9144 m

L_(m) = 678.4848 m

The final result is:

742 yd → 678.4848 m

We conclude that 742 yards is equivalent to 678.4848 meters:

742 yards = 678.4848 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0014738723697274 × 742 yards.

Another way is saying that 742 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0014738723697274 meters.

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 six hundred seventy-eight point four eight five meters:

742 yd ≅ 678.485 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero one times seven hundred forty-two yards.

Conversion table

yards to meters chart

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