47 feet in yards

Conversion formula
How to convert 47 feet to yards?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{ft}\approx 0.33333333\mathrm{yd}$

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

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

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 $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.0638297872340425}}$ 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.