Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to feet is 3, which means that 1 yard is equal to 3 feet:

1 yd = 3 ft

To convert 5740 yards into feet we have to multiply 5740 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 3 ft

5740 yd → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 5740 yd × 3 ft

L_(ft) = 17220 ft

The final result is:

5740 yd → 17220 ft

We conclude that 5740 yards is equivalent to 17220 feet:

5740 yards = 17220 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 5.8072009291521E-5 × 5740 yards.

Another way is saying that 5740 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 5.8072009291521E-5 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand seven hundred forty yards is approximately seventeen thousand two hundred twenty feet:

5740 yd ≅ 17220 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times five thousand seven hundred forty yards.

Conversion table

yards to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from yards to feet