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What is Basis Weight?
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The weight in pounds of a ream (500 sheets) of paper cut to a given standard size for that grade: 25x38 for book papers (facestocks), 24x36 for utility papers (liners), 17x22 for business papers. E.g., 500 sheets 25x38 of 50-lb.