I was just wandering this! It says 20 lbs, so we tested it in our science lab. 10 Sheets weighs 46 grams. Doing dimensional analysis, you end up with 5.07 lbs/ream!
Well before a ream of paper is cut down to its 8.5x11 in sheets it is formed in huge sheets. This 20lb weight comes from what 500 of the large sheets would weigh before cutting them down. this gives you the weight, or thickness of the sheets. ie. 20lb, 24lb or 28lb.
A ream of paper typically weighs about 5 pounds.
A ream of paper weighs 20 pounds
The weight of a ream of paper depends on the kind of paper. A ream is 500 sheets. The weight for 500 sheets of 24 lb., 11 inch x 17 inch book paper would be 4.72 pounds. A ream of 20 lb. 8.5 inch by 11 inch letter-size paper weights 5.00 pounds.
400 pounds = 20 reams X 20lbs/Ream
10 lbs. The 20 lb. weight refers to the weight of a ream of C size paper, which is 4 times the size of letter paper, or twice the size you ask about.
500 sheets of paper is the International Standard for a ream of paper.
A ream of computer paper ways just over 1 kilogram.
Paper in the United States is calculated as 500 sheets of bond paper with a size of 17" by 22" (ledger-size) as having a weight of 20 pounds. The manufacturer cuts a ledger-sheet into four 8 ½" by 11" (letter-size) sheets, so a 500 letter-size sheet ream of 20-pound bond paper weighs 5 pounds.
Ream of paper not rim of paper in one ream There are 500 sheets of paper
A quire of paper is 25 sheets, and a ream is 500 sheets. A ream is an international standard.
The question should be, 'How many sheets of paper in one REAM?' (not rim!) And the answer is as was given - 500 in a metric ream.
A ream of paper is a quantity of the same size and quality, 1 ream is 20 quires or 500 sheets
: My understanding is weight will vary with the bond rating of the paper. Standard is 20# bond so one ream would weigh 5# or a box of 10 would weigh 50#, 24# bond would weigh 60#/box . : Citing how things work - : .... 500 sheets of 20 bond paper with a size of 17" by 22" has a weight of 20 pounds. The manufacturer would cut a sheet that big into four letter-size sheets, so a 500-sheet ream of 20-pound bond paper weighs 5 pounds.
A Ream is a measure of the NUMBER of sheets of paper (500 sheets) How thick that would be will depend on the weight of the paper. Heavier paper is thicker.