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)

Question

Each puzzle cost $___
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Answer 1

Let's assume the original cost of each puzzle is x dollars.
Since the puzzles are discounted by 50 cents, their discounted price would be x - 0.50 dollars.
If Molly bought 6 puzzles at the discounted price, she would spend 6 * (x - 0.50) dollars.
We know that she spent a total of $27, so we can write the equation: 6 * (x - 0.50) = 27.
Expanding the equation gives us: 6x - 3 = 27.
Adding 3 to both sides of the equation gives us: 6x = 30.
Dividing both sides of the equation by 6 gives us: x = 5.
Therefore, the original cost of each puzzle is $5. Answer: \boxed{5}.