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 285 feet into yards we have to multiply 285 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

285 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 285 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 95 yd

The final result is:

285 ft → 95 yd

We conclude that 285 feet is equivalent to 95 yards:

285 feet = 95 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.010526315789474 × 285 feet.

Another way is saying that 285 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.010526315789474 yards.

Approximate result

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

285 ft ≅ 95 yd

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