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 2985 feet into yards we have to multiply 2985 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

2985 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 2985 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 995 yd

The final result is:

2985 ft → 995 yd

We conclude that 2985 feet is equivalent to 995 yards:

2985 feet = 995 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0010050251256281 × 2985 feet.

Another way is saying that 2985 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010050251256281 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 eighty-five feet is approximately nine hundred ninety-five yards:

2985 ft ≅ 995 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times two thousand nine 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