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 789 feet into yards we have to multiply 789 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

789 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 789 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 263 yd

The final result is:

789 ft → 263 yd

We conclude that 789 feet is equivalent to 263 yards:

789 feet = 263 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0038022813688213 × 789 feet.

Another way is saying that 789 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038022813688213 yards.

Approximate result

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

789 ft ≅ 263 yd

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