Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to feet is 3, which means that 1 yard is equal to 3 feet:

1 yd = 3 ft

To convert 1 yard into feet we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 3 ft

1 yd → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 1 yd × 3 ft

L_(ft) = 3 ft

The final result is:

1 yd → 3 ft

We conclude that 1 yard is equivalent to 3 feet:

1 yard = 3 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.33333333333333 × 1 yard.

Another way is saying that 1 yard is equal to 1 ÷ 0.33333333333333 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one yard is approximately three feet:

1 yd ≅ 3 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point three three three times one yard.

Conversion table

yards to feet chart

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