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 8720 feet into yards we have to multiply 8720 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

8720 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 8720 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 2906.6666666667 yd

The final result is:

8720 ft → 2906.6666666667 yd

We conclude that 8720 feet is equivalent to 2906.6666666667 yards:

8720 feet = 2906.6666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00034403669724771 × 8720 feet.

Another way is saying that 8720 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00034403669724771 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand seven hundred twenty feet is approximately two thousand nine hundred six point six six seven yards:

8720 ft ≅ 2906.667 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero times eight thousand seven hundred twenty 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