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 5040 feet into yards we have to multiply 5040 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

5040 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 5040 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1680 yd

The final result is:

5040 ft → 1680 yd

We conclude that 5040 feet is equivalent to 1680 yards:

5040 feet = 1680 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0005952380952381 × 5040 feet.

Another way is saying that 5040 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0005952380952381 yards.

Approximate result

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

5040 ft ≅ 1680 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand forty 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