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 4242 yards into feet we have to multiply 4242 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

4242 yd → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 4242 yd × 3 ft

L_(ft) = 12726 ft

The final result is:

4242 yd → 12726 ft

We conclude that 4242 yards is equivalent to 12726 feet:

4242 yards = 12726 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 7.8579286500079E-5 × 4242 yards.

Another way is saying that 4242 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 7.8579286500079E-5 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand two hundred forty-two yards is approximately twelve thousand seven hundred twenty-six feet:

4242 yd ≅ 12726 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times four thousand two hundred forty-two 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