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 510 feet into yards we have to multiply 510 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

510 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 510 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 170 yd

The final result is:

510 ft → 170 yd

We conclude that 510 feet is equivalent to 170 yards:

510 feet = 170 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0058823529411765 × 510 feet.

Another way is saying that 510 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0058823529411765 yards.

Approximate result

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

510 ft ≅ 170 yd

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