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 972 yards into miles we have to multiply 972 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

972 yd → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 972 yd × 0.00056818181818182 mi

L_(mi) = 0.55227272727273 mi

The final result is:

972 yd → 0.55227272727273 mi

We conclude that 972 yards is equivalent to 0.55227272727273 miles:

972 yards = 0.55227272727273 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 1.8106995884774 × 972 yards.

Another way is saying that 972 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8106995884774 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred seventy-two yards is approximately zero point five five two miles:

972 yd ≅ 0.552 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately one point eight one one times nine hundred seventy-two 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