Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to yards is 0.33333333333333, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.33333333333333 yards:

1 ft = 0.33333333333333 yd

To convert 117 feet into yards we have to multiply 117 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to yards. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.33333333333333 yd

117 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 117 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 39 yd

The final result is:

117 ft → 39 yd

We conclude that 117 feet is equivalent to 39 yards:

117 feet = 39 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.025641025641026 × 117 feet.

Another way is saying that 117 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.025641025641026 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventeen feet is approximately thirty-nine yards:

117 ft ≅ 39 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero two six times one hundred seventeen feet.

Conversion table

feet to yards chart

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