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 478.7 feet into yards we have to multiply 478.7 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

478.7 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 478.7 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 159.56666666667 yd

The final result is:

478.7 ft → 159.56666666667 yd

We conclude that 478.7 feet is equivalent to 159.56666666667 yards:

478.7 feet = 159.56666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0062669730520159 × 478.7 feet.

Another way is saying that 478.7 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0062669730520159 yards.

Approximate result

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

478.7 ft ≅ 159.567 yd

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