How much does 1 ream of paper weigh?

Answer 1

A ream of paper is 20 quires of paper.

A quire is defined in different ways.

As a number it is currently 25 sheets of paper, but formerly it was 24 sheets.

So, if we assume that a quire is 25, and a ream is 20 quires, then a ream is 20 x 25, which is 500 sheets.

All you have to do now is to find the weight of 1 sheet of paper and multiply it by 500!

Paper is often sold in different weights. The 'weight' indicates its thickness.

A typical 'copy' paper A4 size, for use on a home PC printer, weighs about 80 grams per square meter (gsm).

A Premier Photo paper might weigh 250 gsm.

So the weight of a ream of paper depends on

1. the 'gsm' weight/quality of the paper

2. the size of each sheet in the ream

A ream (500 sheets) of A4 paper, 80 gsm, weighs about 2.4 Kg But a ream of A3 size paper, a sheet of which is twice the sizeof an A4 sheet, weighs about 4.8 Kg

Answer 2

The "grams" actually refer to "gram per square meter". Thus, you need to calculate the total surface of the paper (in square meters) times this number, of 80 g/m2.A "ream" is a bundle of paper, usually 500 pieces, so you need to:

* Measure or read off the length and width of the paper.

* Convert that to meters.

* Multiply all of the following: length in meters; width in meters; 500 (for the number of sheets); 80 (the grams per square meter).

Answer 3

A ream of paper typically weighs around 5 pounds, or 2.27 kilograms. This weight can vary slightly depending on the type and thickness of the paper.