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's represent the original cost of each puzzle as "x."
If Molly bought 6 puzzles, the total amount she spent on puzzles at the discounted price is 6 * (x - 0.5).
We know that the total amount she spent is $27, so we can write the equation 6 * (x - 0.5) = 27.
Simplifying the equation, we get 6x - 3 = 27.
Adding 3 to both sides, we get 6x = 30.
Dividing both sides by 6, we find x = 5.
Therefore, each puzzle originally cost $5. Answer: \boxed{5}.