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 505 feet into yards we have to multiply 505 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

505 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 505 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 168.33333333333 yd

The final result is:

505 ft → 168.33333333333 yd

We conclude that 505 feet is equivalent to 168.33333333333 yards:

505 feet = 168.33333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0059405940594059 × 505 feet.

Another way is saying that 505 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0059405940594059 yards.

Approximate result

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

505 ft ≅ 168.333 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero six times five hundred 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