400 yards is 63.4% shorter than 1,000 meters.
A 1 mile track.
1 mile is bigger cause it = 1760 yards.
a yard is shorter than a meter by 3.37 inches
Actually, a yard is about three inches shorter than a meter.
True, 1 yard = 0.9144 meter
A metre is not shorter than a yard ! A metre is approximately 39.37 inches - which is 3 inches more than a yard !
A meter is about 3.3 feet and a yard is 3 feet exactly. Since the prefix kilo means 1000, then a kilometer would be approximately 3,300 feet and 1000 yards would be approximately 3000 feet, so 1000 yards is shorter.
A yard is about three inches shorter than a meter (36 inches vs. about 39.4 inches)
0.0009144 km As 1 yard = 0.9144 meter and 1 km = 1000 meter
No a meter is longer than a yard.... because 1 yard is .9144 meters long.Meter wins this one.A meter is 39.4 inches. A yard is 36 inches. A meter is 3.4 inches longer than a yard.
Not really. There are three feet in a yard, and a yard is just a bit shorter than a meter. It is more correct to say that a yard is almost the same as a meter.
A yard stick is shorter than a meter stick by 3.37 inches (8.56 centimeters).