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 855 feet into yards we have to multiply 855 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

855 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 855 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 285 yd

The final result is:

855 ft → 285 yd

We conclude that 855 feet is equivalent to 285 yards:

855 feet = 285 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0035087719298246 × 855 feet.

Another way is saying that 855 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035087719298246 yards.

Approximate result

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

855 ft ≅ 285 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero four times eight hundred fifty-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