Question

A sheet of standard size copy paper measures 8.5 inches by 11 inches. If a ream is 500 sheets of paper has a volume of 187 inches cube. How thick is the ream?

Answer 1

Answer:

\large \boxed{\text{2.00 in}}  

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for the volume of a rectangular solid is  

V = lwh

$\begin{array}{rcl}V & = & lwh\\187 & = & 8.5 \times 11 \times h\\& = & 93.5h\\h & = &\dfrac{187}{93.5}\\\\& = & \textbf{2.00 in}\\\end{array}\\\text{The ream is \large \boxed{\textbf{2.00 in}} thick.}$