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 262 feet into yards we have to multiply 262 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

262 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 262 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 87.333333333333 yd

The final result is:

262 ft → 87.333333333333 yd

We conclude that 262 feet is equivalent to 87.333333333333 yards:

262 feet = 87.333333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.011450381679389 × 262 feet.

Another way is saying that 262 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.011450381679389 yards.

Approximate result

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

262 ft ≅ 87.333 yd

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