There are 9 square feet in one square yard.
9 square feet = 1 square yard. Hence 178 square feet = 178/9 square yard = 19.77 square yard.
Square feet is a unit for an area, yard is a unit for length, so zero. However there are 9 square feet in a square yard
Multiply the two dimensions to get the area. The calculation will give you 189 square feet, which converts to 21 square yards.
1 yard = 3 feet1 squared yard = 3 square feet
Depends on how wide the bolt of fabric is. A "yard" of fabric will always be three feet long, but it may be varyingly wide.
In a yard of fabric, there are 3 feet in length and the width can vary but is typically around 36 inches. To calculate the total square footage in a yard of fabric, you multiply the length (3 feet) by the width (36 inches) and convert the result to square feet. This gives you a total of 9 square feet of fabric in a yard.
That's 18 square feet - which is 2 square yards.
We have to presume you want to find out "what 480 sq feet is in 'SQUARE' yards. If it is square yards that you want to convert to you have to determine how many square feet there are in a square yard. A yard is 3 feet long a square yard is 3 feet by 3 feet, so to determine square feet in a square yard you multiply 3X3 to determine that there are 9 sq.ft in a sq.yard. So divide the 480 sq. feet that you have by the 9 sq. feet in a sq. yard: 480/9 = 53 1/3 square yards.There are other uses of the term yard which could apply, though. Fabric, for example, is measured in running yards (by a specific width of the bolt of fabric). The width could vary between 32 and 60 inches, depending on the fabric. So if you're trying to cover 480 square feet with fabric, then you would need more information. See related link below, about how fabric is measured.
Assuming that is 54 inches then that is 4.5 feet wide; one yard length = 3 feet total square feet = 4.5 x 3 = 13.5 sq ft
12A yard is 3 feet. A square yard is 3 feet by 3 feet or 9 square feet.
There are nine square feet in every square yard.
There are 9 square feet in one square yard.
9 square feet are in a square yard.
1 square yard = 9 square feet. A square yard cannot be equal to any number of feet.
1 yard = 3 feet 1 square yard = 9 square feet 3 square yards = 27 square feet
First it depends how many people standing on it. Then measure the size my your head nd put it on your ahoew then go to melrose and kick the floor then kick your donkey in the grass with a potatoEverybody's yard is a different size. Measure the width (in feet), and multiply it by the length (in feet). This will give you area in square feet. Enough fun.... Now if you meant the unit yard, rather than a lawn : yard is a unit of length(equal to 3 feet). A square yard is a unit of area equal to a 1 yard by 1 yard square (hence square yard). So a square yard is (1 yd)2 = (3 ft)2 = 9 ft2 Then there is a yard of fabric, which is one yard (36 inches) long by the width of the bolt (roll of fabric).From eHow.com :'. . . the fabric on a bolt of cloth can vary from 32, 34, 36, 45, 54 and 60 inches in width. The most common widths are 45 and 60 inches.'So a 'yard of fabric' is usually not a square yard. See related link.