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

Answer 1

The total discount was 50¢ * 6 grandchildren * 2 = $<<50*6*2=600>>600
The puzzles cost $27 + $6 = $<<27+6=33>>33 before the discount
The original cost of each puzzle was $33 / 6 = $<<33/6=5.50>>5.50. Answer: \boxed{5.50}.