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 3842 feet into yards we have to multiply 3842 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

3842 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 3842 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1280.6666666667 yd

The final result is:

3842 ft → 1280.6666666667 yd

We conclude that 3842 feet is equivalent to 1280.6666666667 yards:

3842 feet = 1280.6666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00078084331077564 × 3842 feet.

Another way is saying that 3842 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00078084331077564 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand eight hundred forty-two feet is approximately one thousand two hundred eighty point six six seven yards:

3842 ft ≅ 1280.667 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand eight hundred forty-two 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