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 5055 feet into yards we have to multiply 5055 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

5055 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 5055 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1685 yd

The final result is:

5055 ft → 1685 yd

We conclude that 5055 feet is equivalent to 1685 yards:

5055 feet = 1685 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00059347181008902 × 5055 feet.

Another way is saying that 5055 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059347181008902 yards.

Approximate result

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

5055 ft ≅ 1685 yd

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