5 feet in yards

Result

The conversion result is: 5 feet is equivalent to 1.66666666666667 yards.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 5 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 / 5 ft ≈ 0.33333333 yd / x yd

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

x yd ≈ (5 ft / 1 ft) * 0.33333333 yd → x yd ≈ 1.6666666499999998 yd

Conclusion:

5 ft ≈ 1.6666666499999998 yd

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 yard is equal to 0.6 times 5 feet.

It can also be expressed as: 5 feet is equal to 1 / 0.6 yards.

Approximation

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