<Dl> <Dt> Cover and Index paper </Dt> <Dd> 250 sheets = 1 ream </Dd> </Dl> <Dt> Cover and Index paper </Dt> <Dd> 250 sheets = 1 ream </Dd> <P> A quire of paper is a measure of paper quantity . The usual meaning is 25 sheets of the same size and quality: ​ ⁄ of a ream of 500 sheets . Quires of 25 sheets are often used for machine - made paper, while quires of 24 sheets are often used for handmade or specialised paper of 480 - sheet reams . (As an old UK and US measure, in some sources, a quire was originally 24 sheets .) Quires of 15, 18 or 20 sheets have also been used, depending on the type of paper . </P>

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