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)

Answer 1

Let X be the original cost of each jigsaw puzzle.
The total cost of the puzzles after being discounted 50¢ each is 6 * (X - 0.50).
The total cost of the puzzles is 27.
Thus, 6 * (X - 0.50) = 27.
Thus, 6 * X - 3 = 27.
Thus, 6 * X = 30.
Thus, the original cost of each puzzle is X = 30 / 6 = $<<30/6=5>>5. Answer: \boxed{5}.