Convert Yard to Centimeter (yd to cm)
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Yard (abbreviation: yd): is an English unit of length that comprises 3 feet or 36 inches, in both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement. It is standardized as exactly 0.9144 meters by international agreement in 1959.
Centimeter (abbreviation: cm): is a unit of length in the SI metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the prefix for a factor of 1/100. The centimetre was the base unit of length in the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units.
How to Convert Yards to Centimeters
Example: How many centimeters are equivalent to 31.51 yards?
As;
1 yards = 91.44 centimeters
31.51 yards = Y centimeters
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 31.51 times 91.44 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 31.51 * 91.44 / 1 = 2881.2744 centimeters
Answer is: 2881.2744 centimeters are equivalent to 31.51 yards.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into cm:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 26.84 yd
( ii ) 72.11 yd
( iii ) 52.88 yd
