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 72 yards into feet we have to multiply 72 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

72 yd → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 72 yd × 3 ft

L_(ft) = 216 ft

The final result is:

72 yd → 216 ft

We conclude that 72 yards is equivalent to 216 feet:

72 yards = 216 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.0046296296296296 × 72 yards.

Another way is saying that 72 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0046296296296296 feet.

Approximate result

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

72 yd ≅ 216 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero zero five times seventy-two 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