[USMA:30348] Re: rule of thumb

[MightyChimp]

It would be more like 16 %.  A yard is 0.9144 m, thus a square yard is 0.836 127 m^2  or 16.4 % smaller.   Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: john mercer To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Saturday, 2004-07-10 11:51 Subject: [USMA:30345] rule of thumb 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.