2006-10-23 22:20:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
A quantity of paper, formerly 480 sheets, now 500 sheets or, in a printer's ream, 516 sheets
2006-10-23 22:27:29 · answer #1 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is 500 sheets of paper in a ream.
2006-10-23 22:48:24 · answer #2 · answered by Zodiac_Child 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As part of international standardization, this quantity was changed to 500 sheets. The old value of 480 sheets is now known as a short ream.
(A Ream of paper is a quantity of sheets. Formerly it was 480 sheets, 20 quires, for common sizes such as letter-size paper (8-1/2" x 11"). A printer's ream was 516 sheets, perhaps to allow for wastage. )
(In the United States, paper is typically described by a weight in pounds, with 20 pound and 24 pound as common weights. This measurement refers to the weight of 500 sheets of 17" x 22" paper of that type, which the manufacturer could cut into four letter-size reams. Thus, one ream of 20 pound letter-size paper weighs five pounds.)
2006-10-23 23:04:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
500
2006-10-23 22:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by LMH 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
500
2006-10-23 22:27:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
500
2006-10-23 22:23:28 · answer #6 · answered by TimeZone1 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
500
2006-10-23 22:22:57 · answer #7 · answered by morningstar 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
500
2006-10-23 22:22:34 · answer #8 · answered by vicfta 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
500
2006-10-23 22:22:29 · answer #9 · answered by Kuji 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
500
2006-10-23 22:26:53 · answer #10 · answered by Papilio paris 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋