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 9700 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 9700 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

9700 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 9700 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 8.86968 km

The final result is:

9700 yd → 8.86968 km

We conclude that 9700 yards is equivalent to 8.86968 kilometers:

9700 yards = 8.86968 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.11274363900389 × 9700 yards.

Another way is saying that 9700 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11274363900389 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

9700 yd ≅ 8.87 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one one three times nine thousand seven hundred 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