Unit Converter
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 170 feet into yards we have to multiply 170 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
170 ft → L(yd)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in yards:
L(yd) = 170 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd
L(yd) = 56.666666666667 yd
The final result is:
170 ft → 56.666666666667 yd
We conclude that 170 feet is equivalent to 56.666666666667 yards:
170 feet = 56.666666666667 yards
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.017647058823529 × 170 feet.
Another way is saying that 170 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.017647058823529 yards.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy feet is approximately fifty-six point six six seven yards:
170 ft ≅ 56.667 yd
An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero one eight times one hundred seventy 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
feet (ft) | yards (yd) |
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171 feet | 57 yards |
172 feet | 57.333 yards |
173 feet | 57.667 yards |
174 feet | 58 yards |
175 feet | 58.333 yards |
176 feet | 58.667 yards |
177 feet | 59 yards |
178 feet | 59.333 yards |
179 feet | 59.667 yards |
180 feet | 60 yards |