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 4720 feet into yards we have to multiply 4720 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

4720 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 4720 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1573.3333333333 yd

The final result is:

4720 ft → 1573.3333333333 yd

We conclude that 4720 feet is equivalent to 1573.3333333333 yards:

4720 feet = 1573.3333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00063559322033898 × 4720 feet.

Another way is saying that 4720 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00063559322033898 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand seven hundred twenty feet is approximately one thousand five hundred seventy-three point three three three yards:

4720 ft ≅ 1573.333 yd

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