[USMA:30345] rule of thumb

[john mercer]

Hello could someone please tel me if a square meter is approx 10% larger than a square yd? I have heard that another rule of thumb is that a meter is approx 10 % longer than a yd.  A yd plus 10 % is 39.36 in. A meter is 10 % longer than a yd minus .23 of an inch.  Close enough for every day use.