Lucy spent some of her money on a windbreaker, a pair of high heels and some necklaces. She spent ¹₇ of her money and an additional $295 on a windbreaker. Next, she spent ²₅ of the remaining money and an additional $79 on a pair of high heels. Finally, she spent ³₄ of what she had left on some necklaces and had $17 left. How much did Lucy have at first?
Fraction of the money that she had left
= 1 - ³₄ 
= ¹₄

¹₄ of the money she had left = 17
⁴₄ of the money she had left = 4 x 17 = 68

Fraction of the remaining money excluding the additional $79 spent on a pair of high heels
= 1 - ²₅
= ³₅

³₅ of the remaining money = 68 + 79 = 147
¹₅ of the remaining money = 147 ÷ 3 = 49
⁵₅ of the remaining money = 5 x 49 = 245

Fraction of the total money excluding the additional $295 spent on the windbreaker
= 1 - ¹₇
= ⁶₇

⁶₇ of total money = 245 + 295 = 540
¹₇ of total money = 540 ÷ 6 = 90
⁷₇ of total money = 7 x 90 = 630

Amount that Lucy had at first = $630

Answer(s): $630