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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 48.5 feet into yards we have to multiply 48.5 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

48.5 ft → L(yd)

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

L(yd) = 48.5 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L(yd) = 16.166666666667 yd

The final result is:

48.5 ft → 16.166666666667 yd

We conclude that 48.5 feet is equivalent to 16.166666666667 yards:

48.5 feet = 16.166666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.061855670103093 × 48.5 feet.

Another way is saying that 48.5 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.061855670103093 yards.

Approximate result

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

48.5 ft ≅ 16.167 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero six two times forty-eight point five 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)
49.5 feet 16.5 yards
50.5 feet 16.833 yards
51.5 feet 17.167 yards
52.5 feet 17.5 yards
53.5 feet 17.833 yards
54.5 feet 18.167 yards
55.5 feet 18.5 yards
56.5 feet 18.833 yards
57.5 feet 19.167 yards
58.5 feet 19.5 yards