Question

Molly has 6 grandchildren. She likes to be fair and buy gifts for all of them at the same time. She found jigsaw puzzles, each discounted by 50 cents. Find the original cost of each puzzle if she spent a total of 27

Answer 1

If she buys the 6 jigsaw puzzles at the discounted price, she spent 27-6*(0.5)=27-3=$<<27-6*0.5=24>>24
The cost of each jigsaw puzzle before the discount is 24/6=$<<24/6=4>>4. Answer: \boxed{4}.