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 520.5 feet into yards we have to multiply 520.5 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

520.5 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 520.5 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 173.5 yd

The final result is:

520.5 ft → 173.5 yd

We conclude that 520.5 feet is equivalent to 173.5 yards:

520.5 feet = 173.5 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0057636887608069 × 520.5 feet.

Another way is saying that 520.5 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0057636887608069 yards.

Approximate result

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

520.5 ft ≅ 173.5 yd

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