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 842 yards into feet we have to multiply 842 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

842 yd → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 842 yd × 3 ft

L_(ft) = 2526 ft

The final result is:

842 yd → 2526 ft

We conclude that 842 yards is equivalent to 2526 feet:

842 yards = 2526 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00039588281868567 × 842 yards.

Another way is saying that 842 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00039588281868567 feet.

Approximate result

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

842 yd ≅ 2526 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times eight hundred forty-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