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 231.5 feet into yards we have to multiply 231.5 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

231.5 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 231.5 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 77.166666666667 yd

The final result is:

231.5 ft → 77.166666666667 yd

We conclude that 231.5 feet is equivalent to 77.166666666667 yards:

231.5 feet = 77.166666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.012958963282937 × 231.5 feet.

Another way is saying that 231.5 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012958963282937 yards.

Approximate result

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

231.5 ft ≅ 77.167 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero one three times two hundred thirty-one 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