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 517 feet into yards we have to multiply 517 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

517 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 517 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 172.33333333333 yd

The final result is:

517 ft → 172.33333333333 yd

We conclude that 517 feet is equivalent to 172.33333333333 yards:

517 feet = 172.33333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0058027079303675 × 517 feet.

Another way is saying that 517 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0058027079303675 yards.

Approximate result

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

517 ft ≅ 172.333 yd

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