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 779.5 feet into yards we have to multiply 779.5 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

779.5 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 779.5 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 259.83333333333 yd

The final result is:

779.5 ft → 259.83333333333 yd

We conclude that 779.5 feet is equivalent to 259.83333333333 yards:

779.5 feet = 259.83333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0038486209108403 × 779.5 feet.

Another way is saying that 779.5 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038486209108403 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred seventy-nine point five feet is approximately two hundred fifty-nine point eight three three yards:

779.5 ft ≅ 259.833 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero four times seven hundred seventy-nine point five 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