Maria has 10 sheets of paper. She cuts some of the sheets into five parts each. After that Maria has 22 pieces in total. How many sheets did she cut?

3 sheets

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that:

Number of sheets Maria had = 10

Maria cut sheets into = 5 parts each

After cutting the sheet, the number of the sheets that Maria fad in total = 22

So Maria cut 1 sheet = 5 parts

Therefore, 1 sheet gives 5 pieces

2 sheets gives 10 pieces.

Similarly 3 sheets gives 15 pieces.

So number of sheets left with Maria = 10 - 3

                                                             =  7 sheets

Therefore, now Maria has = 15 + 7

                                           = 22 pieces

Thus, Maria cut 3 sheets of paper.