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 172 feet into yards we have to multiply 172 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

172 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 172 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 57.333333333333 yd

The final result is:

172 ft → 57.333333333333 yd

We conclude that 172 feet is equivalent to 57.333333333333 yards:

172 feet = 57.333333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.017441860465116 × 172 feet.

Another way is saying that 172 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.017441860465116 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy-two feet is approximately fifty-seven point three three three yards:

172 ft ≅ 57.333 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero one seven times one hundred seventy-two 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