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 12.4 feet into yards we have to multiply 12.4 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

12.4 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 12.4 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 4.1333333333333 yd

The final result is:

12.4 ft → 4.1333333333333 yd

We conclude that 12.4 feet is equivalent to 4.1333333333333 yards:

12.4 feet = 4.1333333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.24193548387097 × 12.4 feet.

Another way is saying that 12.4 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.24193548387097 yards.

Approximate result

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

12.4 ft ≅ 4.133 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point two four two times twelve point four 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