Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to miles is 0.00056818181818182, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.00056818181818182 miles:

1 yd = 0.00056818181818182 mi

To convert 8720 yards into miles we have to multiply 8720 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.00056818181818182 mi

8720 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8720 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 4.9545454545455 mi

The final result is:

8720 yd → 4.9545454545455 mi

We conclude that 8720 yards is equivalent to 4.9545454545455 miles:

8720 yards = 4.9545454545455 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.20183486238532 × 8720 yards.

Another way is saying that 8720 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20183486238532 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand seven hundred twenty yards is approximately four point nine five five miles:

8720 yd ≅ 4.955 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point two zero two times eight thousand seven hundred twenty yards.

Conversion table

yards to miles chart

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