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 $
Let's assume the original cost of each puzzle is x dollars.
Since Molly bought 6 puzzles and each puzzle was discounted by 50¢, she saved a total of 50¢ * 6 = $<<50*6/100=3>>3.
Therefore, the total cost of the 6 puzzles before the discount was x * 6 = 6x dollars.
After the discount, the total cost of the 6 puzzles was 6x - 3 dollars.
Since Molly spent a total of $27, we can write the equation 6x - 3 = 27.
Adding 3 to both sides of the equation, we get 6x = 30.
Dividing both sides of the equation by 6, we get x = 30/6 = $<<30/6=5>>5.
Therefore, the original cost of each puzzle was $5. Answer: \boxed{5}.