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 85 feet into yards we have to multiply 85 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

85 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 85 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 28.333333333333 yd

The final result is:

85 ft → 28.333333333333 yd

We conclude that 85 feet is equivalent to 28.333333333333 yards:

85 feet = 28.333333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.035294117647059 × 85 feet.

Another way is saying that 85 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.035294117647059 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighty-five feet is approximately twenty-eight point three three three yards:

85 ft ≅ 28.333 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero three five times eighty-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