Given:
The diameter of the circle is 5 yards.
[tex]\begin{gathered} r=\frac{d}{2} \\ r=\frac{5}{2}=2.5\text{ yards} \end{gathered}[/tex]The area of the circle is,
[tex]\begin{gathered} A=\pi\times r^2 \\ A=\pi\times(2.5)^2 \\ A=\pi\times6.25 \\ A=\frac{22}{7}\times6.25\ldots\ldots\text{ since }\pi=\frac{22}{7} \\ A=19.64\text{ square yards} \end{gathered}[/tex]Answer: 19.64 square yards.