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 837 feet into yards we have to multiply 837 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

837 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 837 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 279 yd

The final result is:

837 ft → 279 yd

We conclude that 837 feet is equivalent to 279 yards:

837 feet = 279 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.003584229390681 × 837 feet.

Another way is saying that 837 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.003584229390681 yards.

Approximate result

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

837 ft ≅ 279 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero four times eight hundred thirty-seven 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