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 55.5 feet into yards we have to multiply 55.5 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

55.5 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 55.5 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 18.5 yd

The final result is:

55.5 ft → 18.5 yd

We conclude that 55.5 feet is equivalent to 18.5 yards:

55.5 feet = 18.5 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.054054054054054 × 55.5 feet.

Another way is saying that 55.5 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.054054054054054 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five point five feet is approximately eighteen point five yards:

55.5 ft ≅ 18.5 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero five four times fifty-five 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