[USMA:33166] Re: rule of thumb

[Norman & Nancy Werling]

John,   I would say that  a yard has 36 inches and one meter (1000mm) has 39.37 inches.  So 36.0 inches is 91.44% of 39.37. Put another way, 39.37 is 109.36% of 36.0.  Assuming that you don't need to be precise and that you don't need or want parts of a whole percent,  9.0% or 10.0% seems pretty close.   Norm   ----- Original Message ----- From: john mercer To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 20:38 Subject: [USMA:33165] rule of thumb I have a question. Would a good rule of thumb for converting yd's to m be yd's minus 10 percent = m? I no this isn't very accurate and couldn't be used for building but maybe be alright for conversion in every day use. Does anybody know in catalogs when the dimentions of furniture or appliances or anything else are the dimentions exact or approx? Thanks for your time and help. I really enjoy this site a lot.