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 420 feet into yards we have to multiply 420 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

420 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 420 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 140 yd

The final result is:

420 ft → 140 yd

We conclude that 420 feet is equivalent to 140 yards:

420 feet = 140 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0071428571428571 × 420 feet.

Another way is saying that 420 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0071428571428571 yards.

Approximate result

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

420 ft ≅ 140 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero seven times four hundred twenty 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