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 feet into yards we have to multiply 179 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 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 179 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 59.666666666667 yd

The final result is:

179 ft → 59.666666666667 yd

We conclude that 179 feet is equivalent to 59.666666666667 yards:

179 feet = 59.666666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.016759776536313 × 179 feet.

Another way is saying that 179 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.016759776536313 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 feet is approximately fifty-nine point six six seven yards:

179 ft ≅ 59.667 yd

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