Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to feet is 3, which means that 1 yard is equal to 3 feet:

1 yd = 3 ft

To convert 40 yards into feet we have to multiply 40 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 3 ft

40 yd → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 40 yd × 3 ft

L_(ft) = 120 ft

The final result is:

40 yd → 120 ft

We conclude that 40 yards is equivalent to 120 feet:

40 yards = 120 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.0083333333333333 × 40 yards.

Another way is saying that 40 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0083333333333333 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty yards is approximately one hundred twenty feet:

40 yd ≅ 120 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero zero eight times forty yards.

Conversion table

yards to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from yards to feet