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 $
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Let's assume the original cost of each puzzle is x dollars.
Since Molly bought 6 puzzles and each was discounted by 50¢, she saved a total of 6 * 0.50 = $3.
Therefore, the total cost of all the puzzles before the discount was 27 + 3 = $<<27+3=30>>30.
Since there are 6 puzzles, the original cost of each puzzle is 30 / 6 = $<<30/6=5>>5. Answer: \boxed{5}.