A metre is similar to a yard.
The meter is about (a tad over) 1 yard 3 inches.
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1 meter = approx. 39" 1 yard = 36"
The measurement system, which was used in Europe before the metric system was the Roman and Anglo-Saxon measurement systems. Examples are acre, furlong and yard.
A tonne is a metric measurement.
why was metric measurements inveted
They are both systems of measurement except that the metric system is simpler and used by the majority of the world.