ROUNDING RULE
Note: All examples are rounded to the second digit
to the right of the decimal (to the hundredth).
1. If the first digit to be dropped is less than 5, the
last digit retained shall be left unchanged.
Examples: 23.064 = 23.06 11.891 = 11.89
2. If the first digit to be dropped is more than 5 or is
a 5 followed by a digit greater than 0, the last digit
retained shall be increased by 1.
Examples: 35.1251 = 35.13 15.126 = 15.13
3. If the first digit to be dropped is a 5 alone or a 5
followed immediately by a 0 and the last digit to be
retained is even (0, 2, 4, 6, 8), it shall be left
unchanged.
Examples: 70.125 = 70.12 35.7650 = 36.76
4. If the first digit to be dropped is a 5 alone or a 5
followed immediately by a 0 and the last digit to be
retained is odd (1, 3, 5, 7, 9), it shall be increased by
1.
Examples: 18.135 = 18.14 86.6950 = 86.70
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*GTA 08-08-002 28 March 2012
Headquarters, Department of the Army
*Supersedes GTA 8-8-2, 28 March 1984
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
TO CONVERT
From To Multiply by
Length
Inches (in) Centimeters 2.54
Inches (in) Meters 0.0254
Feet (ft) Centimeters 30.48
Feet (ft) Meters 0.3048
Centimeters (cm) Inches 0.3937
Centimeters (cm) Feet 0.0328
Meters (m) Inches 39.37
Meters (m) Feet 3.2808
Weight (Avoirdupois)
Ounces (oz) Grams 28.3495
Pounds (lb) Grams 453.5924
Pounds (lb) Kilograms 0.4536
Grams (gm) Ounces 0.0353
Grams (gm) Pounds 0.0022
Kilograms (kg) Pounds 2.2046
Capacity (Volume)
Gallons (gal) Liters 3.7854
Quarts (qt) Liters 0.9464
Pints (pt) Liters 0.4732
Fluid Ounces (oz) Liters 0.0296
Liters (L) Gallons 0.2642
Liters (L) Quarts 1.0567
Liters (L) Pints 2.1134
Liters (L) Fluid ounces 33.814
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