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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 47.9 feet into yards we have to multiply 47.9 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

47.9 ft → L(yd)

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

L(yd) = 47.9 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L(yd) = 15.966666666667 yd

The final result is:

47.9 ft → 15.966666666667 yd

We conclude that 47.9 feet is equivalent to 15.966666666667 yards:

47.9 feet = 15.966666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.062630480167015 × 47.9 feet.

Another way is saying that 47.9 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.062630480167015 yards.

Approximate result

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

47.9 ft ≅ 15.967 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero six three times forty-seven point nine 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

feet (ft) yards (yd)
48.9 feet 16.3 yards
49.9 feet 16.633 yards
50.9 feet 16.967 yards
51.9 feet 17.3 yards
52.9 feet 17.633 yards
53.9 feet 17.967 yards
54.9 feet 18.3 yards
55.9 feet 18.633 yards
56.9 feet 18.967 yards
57.9 feet 19.3 yards