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 462 feet into yards we have to multiply 462 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

462 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 462 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 154 yd

The final result is:

462 ft → 154 yd

We conclude that 462 feet is equivalent to 154 yards:

462 feet = 154 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0064935064935065 × 462 feet.

Another way is saying that 462 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0064935064935065 yards.

Approximate result

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

462 ft ≅ 154 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero six times four hundred sixty-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