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 197 feet into yards we have to multiply 197 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

197 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 197 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 65.666666666667 yd

The final result is:

197 ft → 65.666666666667 yd

We conclude that 197 feet is equivalent to 65.666666666667 yards:

197 feet = 65.666666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.015228426395939 × 197 feet.

Another way is saying that 197 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.015228426395939 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred ninety-seven feet is approximately sixty-five point six six seven yards:

197 ft ≅ 65.667 yd

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