Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to feet is 3, which means that 1 yard is equal to 3 feet:

1 yd = 3 ft

To convert 5 yards into feet we have to multiply 5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 3 ft

5 yd → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 5 yd × 3 ft

L_(ft) = 15 ft

The final result is:

5 yd → 15 ft

We conclude that 5 yards is equivalent to 15 feet:

5 yards = 15 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.066666666666667 × 5 yards.

Another way is saying that 5 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.066666666666667 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five yards is approximately fifteen feet:

5 yd ≅ 15 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero six seven times five yards.

Conversion table

yards to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from yards to feet