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 485 feet into yards we have to multiply 485 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

485 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 485 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 161.66666666667 yd

The final result is:

485 ft → 161.66666666667 yd

We conclude that 485 feet is equivalent to 161.66666666667 yards:

485 feet = 161.66666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0061855670103093 × 485 feet.

Another way is saying that 485 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0061855670103093 yards.

Approximate result

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

485 ft ≅ 161.667 yd

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