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 4740 feet into yards we have to multiply 4740 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

4740 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 4740 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1580 yd

The final result is:

4740 ft → 1580 yd

We conclude that 4740 feet is equivalent to 1580 yards:

4740 feet = 1580 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00063291139240506 × 4740 feet.

Another way is saying that 4740 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00063291139240506 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 forty feet is approximately one thousand five hundred eighty yards:

4740 ft ≅ 1580 yd

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