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 inche

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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 inche

s cube. How thick is the ream?

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AURORKA [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-10T16:14:11+03:00

AURORKA [14]3 years ago

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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.}$