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 480 feet into yards we have to multiply 480 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

480 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 480 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 160 yd

The final result is:

480 ft → 160 yd

We conclude that 480 feet is equivalent to 160 yards:

480 feet = 160 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00625 × 480 feet.

Another way is saying that 480 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00625 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty feet is approximately one hundred sixty yards:

480 ft ≅ 160 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero six times four hundred eighty 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