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 3717 feet into yards we have to multiply 3717 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

3717 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 3717 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1239 yd

The final result is:

3717 ft → 1239 yd

We conclude that 3717 feet is equivalent to 1239 yards:

3717 feet = 1239 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00080710250201776 × 3717 feet.

Another way is saying that 3717 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00080710250201776 yards.

Approximate result

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

3717 ft ≅ 1239 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand seven hundred seventeen 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