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 972.5 feet into yards we have to multiply 972.5 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

972.5 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 972.5 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 324.16666666667 yd

The final result is:

972.5 ft → 324.16666666667 yd

We conclude that 972.5 feet is equivalent to 324.16666666667 yards:

972.5 feet = 324.16666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0030848329048843 × 972.5 feet.

Another way is saying that 972.5 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0030848329048843 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred seventy-two point five feet is approximately three hundred twenty-four point one six seven yards:

972.5 ft ≅ 324.167 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero three times nine hundred seventy-two point five 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