Question

Please provide deep explanation, so i can understand and learn. Thank youI dont think its asking for a definitive answer but a way on how you could find the thickness of 2 sheets.

Answer 1

Given that:

- The box contains 5 reams of paper.

- One ream of paper is 500 sheets of paper.

Let be "x" the thickness of a ream of paper.

Knowing the number of sheets that one ream of paper contains, you can determine that the thickness of one sheet of paper is:

`(x)/(500)`

In this case, you need to estimate the thickness of 2 sheets of paper. Therefore, assuming that all the sheets have the same thickness, you need to multiply the thickness of one sheet of paper by 2:

`2\cdot(x)/(500)`

Hence, the answer is: You could divide the thickness of one ream of paper by the number of sheets of paper a ream of paper has, in order to find the thickness of one sheet of paper, and then multiply the result by 2.