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 49.2 feet into yards we have to multiply 49.2 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

49.2 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 49.2 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 16.4 yd

The final result is:

49.2 ft → 16.4 yd

We conclude that 49.2 feet is equivalent to 16.4 yards:

49.2 feet = 16.4 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.060975609756098 × 49.2 feet.

Another way is saying that 49.2 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.060975609756098 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-nine point two feet is approximately sixteen point four yards:

49.2 ft ≅ 16.4 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero six one times forty-nine point two 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