Unit Converter
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 feet into yards we have to multiply 47 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 ft → L(yd)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in yards:
L(yd) = 47 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd
L(yd) = 15.666666666667 yd
The final result is:
47 ft → 15.666666666667 yd
We conclude that 47 feet is equivalent to 15.666666666667 yards:
47 feet = 15.666666666667 yards
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.063829787234043 × 47 feet.
Another way is saying that 47 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.063829787234043 yards.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-seven feet is approximately fifteen point six six seven yards:
47 ft ≅ 15.667 yd
An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero six four times forty-seven 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) |
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48 feet | 16 yards |
49 feet | 16.333 yards |
50 feet | 16.667 yards |
51 feet | 17 yards |
52 feet | 17.333 yards |
53 feet | 17.667 yards |
54 feet | 18 yards |
55 feet | 18.333 yards |
56 feet | 18.667 yards |
57 feet | 19 yards |