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 56 feet into yards we have to multiply 56 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

56 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 56 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 18.666666666667 yd

The final result is:

56 ft → 18.666666666667 yd

We conclude that 56 feet is equivalent to 18.666666666667 yards:

56 feet = 18.666666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.053571428571429 × 56 feet.

Another way is saying that 56 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.053571428571429 yards.

Approximate result

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

56 ft ≅ 18.667 yd

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