In pure arithmetical terms it's half a yard, but there is no actual measure that relates to one and a half feet.
The origin of foot and yard are believed to have been set as the length of a man's foot, and the distance from the neck to the tip of the finger, which happens to be about 3 times the length.
one and a half feet
1.5
3 feet = 1 yard, therefore half a yard would be 1.5 feet or 18 inches.
1 & 1/2 feet, or 18 inches, equals one half yard.
Half a foot (6 inches) is one-sixth of a yard.
one and a half feet
1.5 feet is a half yard.
One half yard equals one and one half feet because there are three feet in one yard, so half of three feet is one and one half feet.
A yard is equal to three feet, so one and a half feet would be half a yard.
1.5
3 feet = 1 yard, therefore half a yard would be 1.5 feet or 18 inches.
1 & 1/2 feet, or 18 inches, equals one half yard.
3 feet in a yard so 1.5 feet is one half of a yard
There are 6 half feet (6") in a yard. So the answer is 1/6th of a yard.
Half a foot (6 inches) is one-sixth of a yard.
One half of a yard is one and a half feet. 1 1/2 feet.
A yard is three feet, so half a yard would be one and a half feet.