Molly has six 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

Let X be the original cost of each puzzle.
So, the cost of each puzzle after the discount is X - $.50.
Thus, Molly spent 6*(X - $.50) = $27 in total.
Therefore, 6X - $3 = $27.
Then, 6X = $27 + $3 = $30.
Hence, the original cost of each puzzle is X = $30/6 = $<<5=5>>5. Answer: \boxed{5}.