Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to yards is 0.10936132983377, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.10936132983377 yards:

1 dm = 0.10936132983377 yd

To convert 9.7 decimeters into yards we have to multiply 9.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to yards. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.10936132983377 yd

9.7 dm → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 9.7 dm × 0.10936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 1.0608048993876 yd

The final result is:

9.7 dm → 1.0608048993876 yd

We conclude that 9.7 decimeters is equivalent to 1.0608048993876 yards:

9.7 decimeters = 1.0608048993876 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.94268041237113 × 9.7 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 9.7 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.94268041237113 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine point seven decimeters is approximately one point zero six one yards:

9.7 dm ≅ 1.061 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point nine four three times nine point seven decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to yards chart

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