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 2991 feet into yards we have to multiply 2991 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

2991 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 2991 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 997 yd

The final result is:

2991 ft → 997 yd

We conclude that 2991 feet is equivalent to 997 yards:

2991 feet = 997 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0010030090270812 × 2991 feet.

Another way is saying that 2991 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010030090270812 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 ninety-one feet is approximately nine hundred ninety-seven yards:

2991 ft ≅ 997 yd

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