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COMPARATIVE TABLE OF FRENCH AND ENGLISH MEASURES, EXACT AND APPROXIMATE.
| Metric. | Inches. | Ft. | Inch. | Approximate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millimètre | 0.0393708 | 0„ | 0.03937 | .04 or 1⁄25 of inch |
| Centimètre | 0.393708 | 0„ | 0.39371 | .4 or„ 2⁄5 of inch„ |
| Décimètre | 3.93708 | 0„ | 3.9371 | 4 inches |
| Mètre | 39.3708 | 3 | 3.3708 | 3¼ feet. |
| 2 | 78.7416 | 6 | 6.7416 | 6½ feet.„ |
| 3 | 118.1124 | 9 | 10.1124 | 10 feet.„ |
| 4 | 157.4832 | 13 | 1.4832 | 13 feet.„ |
| 5 | 196.8540 | 16 | 4.8540 | 16⅓ feet.„ |
| 6 | 236.2248 | 19 | 8.2248 | 19⅔ feet.„ |
| 7 | 275.5956 | 22 | 11.5956 | 23 feet.„ |
| 8 | 314.9664 | 26 | 2.9664 | 26¼ feet.„ |
| 9 | 354.3372 | 29 | 6.3372 | 29½ feet.„ |
| 10 | 393.7089 | 32 | 9.7080 | 33 feet.„ |
| 11 | 433.0788 | 36 | 1.0788 | 36 (12 yds.) |
| 12 | 472.4496 | 39 | 4.4496 | 39⅓ feet.„ |
| 13 | 511.8204 | 42 | 7.9204 | 39⅓ feet.„ |
| 14 | 551.1912 | 45 | 11.1912 | 42⅔ feet.„ |
| 15 | 590.5620 | 49 | 2.5620 | 46 feet.„ |
| 16 | 620.9328 | 52 | 5.9328 | 49¼ feet.„ |
| 17 | 669.3036 | 55 | 9.3036 | 52½ feet.„ |
| 18 | 708.6744 | 59 | 0.6744 | 55¾ feet.„ |
| 19 | 748.0452 | 62 | 4.0452 | 59 feet.„ |
| 20 | 787.416 | 65 | 7.4160 | 65⅔ feet.„ |
| 30 | 1181.124 | 98 | 5.124 | 98½ feet.„ |
| 40 | 1574.832 | 131 | 2.832 | 131¼ feet.„ |
| 50 | 1968.54 | 164 | 0.54 | 164 feet.„ |
| 100 | 3937.08 | 328 | 1.08 | 328 (109 yds.) |
N.B.—The following is a convenient approximate rule:—"To turn Metres into Yards, add 1-11th to the number of Mètres."