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 42.5 feet into yards we have to multiply 42.5 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

42.5 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 42.5 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 14.166666666667 yd

The final result is:

42.5 ft → 14.166666666667 yd

We conclude that 42.5 feet is equivalent to 14.166666666667 yards:

42.5 feet = 14.166666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.070588235294118 × 42.5 feet.

Another way is saying that 42.5 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.070588235294118 yards.

Approximate result

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

42.5 ft ≅ 14.167 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero seven one times forty-two point five 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