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 179.5 feet into yards we have to multiply 179.5 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

179.5 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 179.5 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 59.833333333333 yd

The final result is:

179.5 ft → 59.833333333333 yd

We conclude that 179.5 feet is equivalent to 59.833333333333 yards:

179.5 feet = 59.833333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.016713091922006 × 179.5 feet.

Another way is saying that 179.5 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.016713091922006 yards.

Approximate result

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

179.5 ft ≅ 59.833 yd

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