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 8742 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 8742 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

8742 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 8742 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 7.9936848 km

The final result is:

8742 yd → 7.9936848 km

We conclude that 8742 yards is equivalent to 7.9936848 kilometers:

8742 yards = 7.9936848 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.12509875295558 × 8742 yards.

Another way is saying that 8742 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12509875295558 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

8742 yd ≅ 7.994 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one two five times eight thousand 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