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 842 yards into meters we have to multiply 842 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

842 yd → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 842 yd × 0.9144 m

L_(m) = 769.9248 m

The final result is:

842 yd → 769.9248 m

We conclude that 842 yards is equivalent to 769.9248 meters:

842 yards = 769.9248 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0012988281452942 × 842 yards.

Another way is saying that 842 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012988281452942 meters.

Approximate result

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

842 yd ≅ 769.925 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero one times eight 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