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 8517 feet into yards we have to multiply 8517 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

8517 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 8517 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 2839 yd

The final result is:

8517 ft → 2839 yd

We conclude that 8517 feet is equivalent to 2839 yards:

8517 feet = 2839 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00035223670306446 × 8517 feet.

Another way is saying that 8517 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00035223670306446 yards.

Approximate result

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

8517 ft ≅ 2839 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero times eight thousand five hundred seventeen 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