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 864 feet into yards we have to multiply 864 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

864 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 864 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 288 yd

The final result is:

864 ft → 288 yd

We conclude that 864 feet is equivalent to 288 yards:

864 feet = 288 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0034722222222222 × 864 feet.

Another way is saying that 864 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0034722222222222 yards.

Approximate result

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

864 ft ≅ 288 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero three times eight hundred sixty-four 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