Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to feet is 3, which means that 1 yard is equal to 3 feet:

1 yd = 3 ft

To convert 1996 yards into feet we have to multiply 1996 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 3 ft

1996 yd → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 1996 yd × 3 ft

L_(ft) = 5988 ft

The final result is:

1996 yd → 5988 ft

We conclude that 1996 yards is equivalent to 5988 feet:

1996 yards = 5988 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00016700066800267 × 1996 yards.

Another way is saying that 1996 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00016700066800267 feet.

Approximate result

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

1996 yd ≅ 5988 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times one thousand nine hundred ninety-six yards.

Conversion table

yards to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from yards to feet