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 2997 feet into yards we have to multiply 2997 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

2997 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 2997 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 999 yd

The final result is:

2997 ft → 999 yd

We conclude that 2997 feet is equivalent to 999 yards:

2997 feet = 999 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.001001001001001 × 2997 feet.

Another way is saying that 2997 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.001001001001001 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-seven feet is approximately nine hundred ninety-nine yards:

2997 ft ≅ 999 yd

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