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 50c find the original cost of each puzzle if she spent a total of 27$
Each puzzle cost_
Let's call the original cost of each puzzle x.
Since each puzzle was discounted by 50c, Molly spent x - 0.50 on each puzzle.
She bought 6 puzzles, so the total cost is 6 * (x - 0.50).
We're told the total cost is 27$, so we can set up the equation:
6 * (x - 0.50) = 27
Simplifying, we get:
6x - 3 = 27
Adding 3 to both sides:
6x = 30
Dividing both sides by 6:
x = 5
So, the original cost of each puzzle is $5.