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 85 yards into feet we have to multiply 85 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

85 yd → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 85 yd × 3 ft

L_(ft) = 255 ft

The final result is:

85 yd → 255 ft

We conclude that 85 yards is equivalent to 255 feet:

85 yards = 255 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.003921568627451 × 85 yards.

Another way is saying that 85 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.003921568627451 feet.

Approximate result

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

85 yd ≅ 255 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero zero four times eighty-five 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