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 978 feet into yards we have to multiply 978 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

978 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 978 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 326 yd

The final result is:

978 ft → 326 yd

We conclude that 978 feet is equivalent to 326 yards:

978 feet = 326 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0030674846625767 × 978 feet.

Another way is saying that 978 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0030674846625767 yards.

Approximate result

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

978 ft ≅ 326 yd

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