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COMPARATIVE TABLE OF FRENCH METERS AND ENGLISH MEASURES, EXACT AND APPROXIMATE.

M. Inches. Ft. Inches. Approximate.
  1   39'3708   3  3'3708  3¼
  2   78'7416   6  6'7416  6½
  3  118'1124   9 10'1124 10
  4  157'4832  13  1'4832 13
  5  196'8540  16  4'8540 16⅓
  6  236'2248  19  8'2248 19⅔
  7  275'5956  22 11'5956 23
  8  314'9664  26  2'9664 26¼
  9  354'3372  29  6'3372 29½
 10  393'7089  32  9'7080 33
 11  433'0788  36  1'0788 36 (12 yds.)
 12  472'4496  39  4'4496 39⅓
 13  511'8204  42  7'8204 42⅔
 14  551'1912  45 11'1912 46
 15  590'5620  49  2'5620 49¼
 16  620'9328  52  5'9328 52½
 17  669'3036  55  9'3036 55¾
 18  708'6744  59  0'6744 59
 19  748'0452  62  4'0452 62⅓
 20  787'416  65  7'4160 65⅔
 30 1181'124  98  5'124 98½
 40 1574'832 131  2'832 131¼
 50 1968'54 164  0'54 164
100 3937'08 328  1'08 328 (109 yds.)

N.B.—The following is a convenient approximate Rule:—"To turn Meters into Yards, add 1–11th to the number of Meters."