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 897 feet into yards we have to multiply 897 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

897 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 897 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 299 yd

The final result is:

897 ft → 299 yd

We conclude that 897 feet is equivalent to 299 yards:

897 feet = 299 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0033444816053512 × 897 feet.

Another way is saying that 897 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0033444816053512 yards.

Approximate result

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

897 ft ≅ 299 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero three times eight hundred ninety-seven 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