Nora spent some of her money on a blouse, a pair of floaters and some necklaces. She spent ¹₃ of her money and an additional $194 on a blouse. Next, she spent ⁵₈ of the remaining money and an additional $24 on a pair of floaters. Finally, she spent ⁵₆ of what she had left on some necklaces and had $2 left. How much did Nora have at first?
Fraction of the money that she had left
= 1 - ⁵₆ 
= ¹₆

¹₆ of the money she had left = 2
⁶₆ of the money she had left = 6 x 2 = 12

Fraction of the remaining money excluding the additional $24 spent on a pair of floaters
= 1 - ⁵₈
= ³₈

³₈ of the remaining money = 12 + 24 = 36
¹₈ of the remaining money = 36 ÷ 3 = 12
⁸₈ of the remaining money = 8 x 12 = 96

Fraction of the total money excluding the additional $194 spent on the blouse
= 1 - ¹₃
= ²₃

²₃ of total money = 96 + 194 = 290
¹₃ of total money = 290 ÷ 2 = 145
³₃ of total money = 3 x 145 = 435

Amount that Nora had at first = $435

Answer(s): $435