Wendy spent some of her money on a jacket, a pair of loafers and some bracelets. She spent ¹₃ of her money and an additional $221 on a jacket. Next, she spent ⁵₇ of the remaining money and an additional $39 on a pair of loafers. Finally, she spent ⁴₅ of what she had left on some bracelets and had $19 left. How much did Wendy have at first?
Fraction of the money that she had left
= 1 - ⁴₅ 
= ¹₅

¹₅ of the money she had left = 19
⁵₅ of the money she had left = 5 x 19 = 95

Fraction of the remaining money excluding the additional $39 spent on a pair of loafers
= 1 - ⁵₇
= ²₇

²₇ of the remaining money = 95 + 39 = 134
¹₇ of the remaining money = 134 ÷ 2 = 67
⁷₇ of the remaining money = 7 x 67 = 469

Fraction of the total money excluding the additional $221 spent on the jacket
= 1 - ¹₃
= ²₃

²₃ of total money = 469 + 221 = 690
¹₃ of total money = 690 ÷ 2 = 345
³₃ of total money = 3 x 345 = 1035

Amount that Wendy had at first = $1035

Answer(s): $1035