How many grams does one sheet of construction paper weigh?

Answer 1

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.

In the real world (outside the USA where they use archaic units)

A sheet of A4 paper is 1/16 of a square metre, or 210 × 297 mm.

The normal standard for printer paper is 80 gsm (grams per square metre).

Therefore a standard A4 sheet weighs 80/16 = 5 grams.

Answer 2

Copy paper is usually 60 or 80 grams per square metre (gsm) - look at the packet. All you need to do is work out what fraction of a square metre a sheet of A4 paper is, then divide 80 by that fraction.

Answer 3

One sheet of construction paper typically weighs around 3-5 grams, depending on the thickness and size of the paper.

Answer 4

10 tons {1.5 grams per sheet}

Answer 5

1.5