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 feet into yards we have to multiply 231 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 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 231 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 77 yd

The final result is:

231 ft → 77 yd

We conclude that 231 feet is equivalent to 77 yards:

231 feet = 77 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.012987012987013 × 231 feet.

Another way is saying that 231 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012987012987013 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 feet is approximately seventy-seven yards:

231 ft ≅ 77 yd

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