Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to meters is 0.9144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.9144 meters:

1 yd = 0.9144 m

To convert 980 yards into meters we have to multiply 980 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.9144 m

980 yd → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 980 yd × 0.9144 m

L_(m) = 896.112 m

The final result is:

980 yd → 896.112 m

We conclude that 980 yards is equivalent to 896.112 meters:

980 yards = 896.112 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0011159319370793 × 980 yards.

Another way is saying that 980 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011159319370793 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred eighty yards is approximately eight hundred ninety-six point one one two meters:

980 yd ≅ 896.112 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero one times nine hundred eighty yards.

Conversion table

yards to meters chart

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