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 3171 feet into yards we have to multiply 3171 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

3171 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 3171 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1057 yd

The final result is:

3171 ft → 1057 yd

We conclude that 3171 feet is equivalent to 1057 yards:

3171 feet = 1057 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00094607379375591 × 3171 feet.

Another way is saying that 3171 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00094607379375591 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand one hundred seventy-one feet is approximately one thousand fifty-seven yards:

3171 ft ≅ 1057 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand one hundred seventy-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