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
Each puzzle cost $__
Let x be the original cost of each puzzle.
The total cost of buying all 6 puzzles is 6x.
The total cost after the discount is 6x - $0.50 * 6 = $27.
Thus, 6x - $3 = $27.
Therefore, 6x = $30.
Hence, the original cost of each puzzle is x = $30 / 6 = $<<5=5>>5. Answer: \boxed{5}.