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 840 feet into yards we have to multiply 840 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

840 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 840 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 280 yd

The final result is:

840 ft → 280 yd

We conclude that 840 feet is equivalent to 280 yards:

840 feet = 280 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0035714285714286 × 840 feet.

Another way is saying that 840 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035714285714286 yards.

Approximate result

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

840 ft ≅ 280 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero four times eight hundred forty 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