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 2957 feet into yards we have to multiply 2957 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

2957 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 2957 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 985.66666666667 yd

The final result is:

2957 ft → 985.66666666667 yd

We conclude that 2957 feet is equivalent to 985.66666666667 yards:

2957 feet = 985.66666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0010145417653027 × 2957 feet.

Another way is saying that 2957 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010145417653027 yards.

Approximate result

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

2957 ft ≅ 985.667 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times two thousand nine hundred fifty-seven 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