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 642 feet into yards we have to multiply 642 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

642 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 642 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 214 yd

The final result is:

642 ft → 214 yd

We conclude that 642 feet is equivalent to 214 yards:

642 feet = 214 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0046728971962617 × 642 feet.

Another way is saying that 642 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0046728971962617 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six hundred forty-two feet is approximately two hundred fourteen yards:

642 ft ≅ 214 yd

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