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 540 feet into yards we have to multiply 540 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

540 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 540 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 180 yd

The final result is:

540 ft → 180 yd

We conclude that 540 feet is equivalent to 180 yards:

540 feet = 180 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0055555555555556 × 540 feet.

Another way is saying that 540 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0055555555555556 yards.

Approximate result

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

540 ft ≅ 180 yd

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