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2. For standard 20lb office paper...

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 10:19 PM

Jan 2012

one ream weighs 5 lbs. 20lb refers to the weight of one ream of "basis size" (17x22) paper -- each sheet of basis is cut into 4 sheets of 8.5 x 11.

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3000 lbs of petitions [View all] mzteris Jan 2012 OP

ok.. how much does one ream of paper weigh? annabanana Jan 2012 #1

For standard 20lb office paper... 3waygeek Jan 2012 #2

Looks like it's about 5 lbs for 500 sheets. joshcryer Jan 2012 #3

Kick, btw do you have a link to this? joshcryer Jan 2012 #4

Light a fire Thinkingabout Jan 2012 #5