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When teachers purchase a ream of paper, the ream of paper weighs 5 pounds. How much does 10 reams of paper weigh?

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Answer:

50 pounds

Explanation:

1 ream paper = 5 pounds

10 ream paper = 5 x 10 = 50 pounds

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User Kmt
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i believe it would be 50 pounds. if one ream is 5 pounds, you would multiply that by however many reams you have. so if you have 10 you do 5 • 10 which gives you 50
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