497 feet in yards

Conversion formula
How to convert 497 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: 497 ⁢ ft ≈ 165.66666501 ⁢ yd

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 yard is equal to 0.00603621730382294 times 497 feet.

It can also be expressed as: 497 feet is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.00603621730382294}}$ yards.

Approximation

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