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 852 feet into yards we have to multiply 852 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

852 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 852 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 284 yd

The final result is:

852 ft → 284 yd

We conclude that 852 feet is equivalent to 284 yards:

852 feet = 284 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0035211267605634 × 852 feet.

Another way is saying that 852 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035211267605634 yards.

Approximate result

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

852 ft ≅ 284 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero four times eight hundred fifty-two 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