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¢
. Find the original cost of each puzzle if she spent a total of $27
.(1 point)
Each puzzle cost $

.

Answer 1

Let x = original price of each puzzle. Then 6(x − $0.50) = $27.
x − 0.50 = 27/6 = 4.50, so x = 4.50 + 0.50 = $5.00.

Each puzzle originally cost $5.00.