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 feet into yards we have to multiply 478 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 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 478 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 159.33333333333 yd

The final result is:

478 ft → 159.33333333333 yd

We conclude that 478 feet is equivalent to 159.33333333333 yards:

478 feet = 159.33333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0062761506276151 × 478 feet.

Another way is saying that 478 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0062761506276151 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 feet is approximately one hundred fifty-nine point three three three yards:

478 ft ≅ 159.333 yd

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