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 5047 feet into yards we have to multiply 5047 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

5047 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 5047 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1682.3333333333 yd

The final result is:

5047 ft → 1682.3333333333 yd

We conclude that 5047 feet is equivalent to 1682.3333333333 yards:

5047 feet = 1682.3333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00059441252229047 × 5047 feet.

Another way is saying that 5047 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059441252229047 yards.

Approximate result

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

5047 ft ≅ 1682.333 yd

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