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a ream of paper contains 500 sheets. how many reams are needed to type a manuscript of 6000 pages? Explain why.​

User Lahiru Ashan
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Answer: 12 reams of paper

Explanation:

The total number of pages (sheets) necessary is 6000. If a single ream of paper contains 500 sheets, to solve the problem, you need to figure out how many 500s go into 6000. This can be done via division, and therefore,


6000/500=12

User Kishore Jethava
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Answer :
2,000,000 or 2x10^6
Step by step explanation: Step-by-step explanation: Multiply the total
number of sheets in a ream times the total
number of reams in a case times the number of cases .
User Stephen Terry
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