Answer: The paper going to cost $16.31 for those reports.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given, the length of a long year-end status report for work = 144
If we ned to print 16 copies for a meeting next week, the total number of pages required = 16 *144
= 2304
Since, the paper is sold in reams of 500 pages = $3.54
Then, cost of one page = (Cost of a ream of 500 pages) ÷ 500
= $3.54 ÷ 500
= $ 0.00708
Cost of total number of pages required = 2304x (cost of one page)
= 2304 x ($ 0.00708)
= $ 16.31232 ≈ $16.31
Hence, the paper going to cost $16.31 for those reports.