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Convert feet to yards
Interactive feet to yards conversion tool
The feet to yards converter below can be used to quickly and easily convert feet to yards. Simply enter the number of feet you want to convert and the calculator will output the corresponding value in yards.
What is the conversion factor between feet and yards?
A conversion factor is used to change the units of a measured quantity without changing its value. It represents the ratio (or fraction) that expresses the relationship between two different units. A conversion factor is always equal to 1.
The relationship between feet and yards is 3, such as:
Following the formula above, we can see that there are 3 feet for every yard, and for every foot, there are 13 yards (0.333333 yd).
To convert from feet to yards, we turn our formula into a conversion factor that is equal to 1.
Both these fractions are equal to 1. The numerator and the denominator are equivalent, they are just expressed in different units.
Because we are converting from foot to yard, we will use the first fraction: 1 yd3 ft so that feet are canceled out. We then multiply the value in feet by this fraction to get the result in yards (see example).
Note that ft is in the denominator (bottom) of the conversion factor. This is important, you always want to have the unit you are converting from at the bottom and the unit you are converting to in the numerator (top).
You will find below how to use this ratio to convert from ft to yd. Just remember for now that the conversion factor for converting from feet to yards is:
Which is bigger, a foot or a yard?
When it comes to measurements, there can be some confusion over which is bigger, a foot or an yard. To find out which one is larger, we must first convert one unit to the other and then compare them.
- 1 ft = 13 yd = 0.3333333333 yd
- 0.333333 yard is smaller than 1 yard.
- 1 foot is, therefore, smaller than 1 yard.
- To be more specific, a yard is 3 times bigger than a foot.
feet to yards conversion table
| feet | yards | feet | yards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.333333 yd | 11 ft | 3.66667 yd |
| 2 ft | 0.666667 yd | 12 ft | 4 yd |
| 3 ft | 1 yd | 13 ft | 4.33333 yd |
| 4 ft | 1.33333 yd | 14 ft | 4.66667 yd |
| 5 ft | 1.66667 yd | 15 ft | 5 yd |
| 6 ft | 2 yd | 16 ft | 5.33333 yd |
| 7 ft | 2.33333 yd | 17 ft | 5.66667 yd |
| 8 ft | 2.66667 yd | 18 ft | 6 yd |
| 9 ft | 3 yd | 19 ft | 6.33333 yd |
| 10 ft | 3.33333 yd | 20 ft | 6.66667 yd |
How to convert feet to yards?
Multiplying any value by 1 will get you the same value back. You can do that one time or multiple times.
For example:
- 60 x 1 = 60
- 828 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 828
Multiplying by 1 is the first step in any unit conversion problem. The second step is to replace the number 1 with the conversion factor that is also equal to 1.
For example, if we want to convert 30 feet into yards we multiply 30 ft by the conversion factor of 1 yd3 ft
By replacing the number 1 with the conversion factor, feet are canceled out and we get the result in yards. And since the conversion factor is equal to 1, multiplying it with the original value won't change its magnitude and will only change its unit.
Based on this, we can conclude that 30 feet are equal to 10 yards.
Remember:
- When converting from feet to yards, we use 1 yd3 ft as a conversion factor.
Practice: feet to yards conversion
Try answering the following questions without using our custom conversion calculator. Knowing how to convert manually between feet and yards could prove to be useful, so give it a shot. Once you are confident you can convert feet to yards, there is no harm then in taking full advantage of the tools available to you.
How to convert 26 feet to yards?
We multiply 26 by the factor of 1
We replace the number 1 with the conversion factor for feet to yards
We multiply 26 feet by the conversion factor. Having feet in the denominator allows us to cancel out the undesired units (ft) leaving only yards in the final result.
Answer: There are 8.66667 yards in 26 feet
How many yards are in 405 feet?
Multiply 405 by the conversion factor. Make sure the unwanted unit (ft) is in the denominator.
This allows us to cancel out the feet (ft) and leave the yards (yd)
Answer: There are 135 yards in 405 feet
yards to feet conversion
- 1 yd = 3 ft
- To convert from yards to feet use our yards to feet converter
feet conversion
Convert from Feet (ft):
- Feet to kilometers (ft to km)
1 ft = 0.0003048 km - Feet to meters (ft to m)
1 ft = 0.3048 m - Feet to centimeters (ft to cm)
1 ft = 30.48 cm - Feet to millimeters (ft to mm)
1 ft = 304.8 mm - Feet to micrometers (ft to μm)
1 ft = 304800 μm - Feet to nanometers (ft to nm)
1 ft = 3.048e+8 nm - Feet to nautical miles (ft to nmi)
1 ft = 0.30481852 nmi = 0.0001645788337 nmi - Feet to miles (ft to mi)
1 ft = 15280 mi = 0.0001893939394 mi - Feet to yards (ft to yd)
1 ft = 13 yd = 0.3333333333 yd - Feet to inches (ft to in)
1 ft = 12 in
Convert to Feet (ft):
- Kilometers to feet (km to ft)
1 km = 10.0003048 ft = 3280.839895 ft - Meters to feet (m to ft)
1 m = 10.3048 ft = 3.280839895 ft - Centimeters to feet (cm to ft)
1 cm = 130.48 ft = 0.03280839895 ft - Millimeters to feet (mm to ft)
1 mm = 1304.8 ft = 0.003280839895 ft - Micrometers to feet (μm to ft)
1 μm = 1304800 ft = 3.280839895e-6 ft - Nanometers to feet (nm to ft)
1 nm = 13.048e+8 ft = 3.280839895e-9 ft - Nautical miles to feet (nmi to ft)
1 nmi = 18520.3048 ft = 6076.115486 ft - Miles to feet (mi to ft)
1 mi = 5280 ft - Yards to feet (yd to ft)
1 yd = 3 ft - Inches to feet (in to ft)
1 in = 112 ft = 0.08333333333 ft
yards conversion
Convert from Yards (yd):
- Yards to kilometers (yd to km)
1 yd = 0.0009144 km - Yards to meters (yd to m)
1 yd = 0.9144 m - Yards to centimeters (yd to cm)
1 yd = 91.44 cm - Yards to millimeters (yd to mm)
1 yd = 914.4 mm - Yards to micrometers (yd to μm)
1 yd = 914400 μm - Yards to nanometers (yd to nm)
1 yd = 9.144e+8 nm - Yards to nautical miles (yd to nmi)
1 yd = 0.91441852 nmi = 0.0004937365011 nmi - Yards to miles (yd to mi)
1 yd = 11760 mi = 0.0005681818182 mi - Yards to feet (yd to ft)
1 yd = 3 ft - Yards to inches (yd to in)
1 yd = 36 in
Convert to Yards (yd):
- Kilometers to yards (km to yd)
1 km = 10.0009144 yd = 1093.613298 yd - Meters to yards (m to yd)
1 m = 10.9144 yd = 1.093613298 yd - Centimeters to yards (cm to yd)
1 cm = 191.44 yd = 0.01093613298 yd - Millimeters to yards (mm to yd)
1 mm = 1914.4 yd = 0.001093613298 yd - Micrometers to yards (μm to yd)
1 μm = 1914400 yd = 1.093613298e-6 yd - Nanometers to yards (nm to yd)
1 nm = 19.144e+8 yd = 1.093613298e-9 yd - Nautical miles to yards (nmi to yd)
1 nmi = 18520.9144 yd = 2025.371829 yd - Miles to yards (mi to yd)
1 mi = 1760 yd - Feet to yards (ft to yd)
1 ft = 13 yd = 0.3333333333 yd - Inches to yards (in to yd)
1 in = 136 yd = 0.02777777778 yd