Unit Converter
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 feet into yards we have to multiply 12 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 ft → L(yd)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in yards:
L(yd) = 12 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd
L(yd) = 4 yd
The final result is:
12 ft → 4 yd
We conclude that 12 feet is equivalent to 4 yards:
12 feet = 4 yards
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.25 × 12 feet.
Another way is saying that 12 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.25 yards.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve feet is approximately four yards:
12 ft ≅ 4 yd
An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point two five times twelve 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
feet (ft) | yards (yd) |
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13 feet | 4.333 yards |
14 feet | 4.667 yards |
15 feet | 5 yards |
16 feet | 5.333 yards |
17 feet | 5.667 yards |
18 feet | 6 yards |
19 feet | 6.333 yards |
20 feet | 6.667 yards |
21 feet | 7 yards |
22 feet | 7.333 yards |