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 5100 feet into yards we have to multiply 5100 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

5100 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 5100 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1700 yd

The final result is:

5100 ft → 1700 yd

We conclude that 5100 feet is equivalent to 1700 yards:

5100 feet = 1700 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00058823529411765 × 5100 feet.

Another way is saying that 5100 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00058823529411765 yards.

Approximate result

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

5100 ft ≅ 1700 yd

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