> > What caught my eye was the fact that BOTH the metric > and Olde English > measures seemed to be simple, rounded values. When I > checked, however, > I discovered that the two stated volumes are not > equal. > > 400 mL equals 13.5256 FL. OZ., > which rounded* appropriately would be 13.5 FL. OZ. > while > 14 FL. OZ. equals 414.0287 mL, > which rounded* appropriately would be 414 mL. > > These equivalences do not seem to be close enough to > justify labeling > 400 mL as being the same as 14 FL. OZ. So, I have to > ask, IS THIS > LEGAL?
Is it not legal as long as the package includes AT LEAST the amount listed? If that's correct, my guess would be that the package actually includes 14 FL.OZ. and that the metric size was rounded down to 400 mL, to give it a rational appearance.
