Question

Printer paper is sold in packages of 500 sheets. of a printing job uses 1 3/4 packages of paper how may sheets is that

Answer 1

$\text {1 package of papers = 500 sheets}$

$1 \dfrac{3}{4} \text { package of papers = } 500 \times 1 \dfrac{3}{4}$

$1 \dfrac{3}{4} \text { package of papers = } 500 \times \dfrac{7}{4}$

$1 \dfrac{3}{4} \text { package of papers = } 875 \text { sheets}$