47 feet in yards

Result

The conversion result is: 47 feet is equivalent to 15.6666666666667 yards.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 47 feet to yards?

We know (by definition) that: 1 ft ≈ 0.33333333 yd.

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of yards.

1 ft / 47 ft ≈ 0.33333333 yd / x yd

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:

x yd ≈ (47 ft / 1 ft) * 0.33333333 yd → x yd ≈ 15.666666509999999 yd

Conclusion:

47 ft ≈ 15.666666509999999 yd

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 yard is equal to 0.0638297872340425 times 47 feet.

It can also be expressed as: 47 feet is equal to 1 / 0.0638297872340425 yards.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: forty-seven feet is about fifteen point six seven yards, or alternatively, a yard is about zero point zero six times forty-seven feet.