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 5501 feet into yards we have to multiply 5501 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

5501 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 5501 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1833.6666666667 yd

The final result is:

5501 ft → 1833.6666666667 yd

We conclude that 5501 feet is equivalent to 1833.6666666667 yards:

5501 feet = 1833.6666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0005453553899291 × 5501 feet.

Another way is saying that 5501 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0005453553899291 yards.

Approximate result

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

5501 ft ≅ 1833.667 yd

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