Marion spent some of her money on a jumpsuit, a pair of shoes and some bracelets. She spent ¹₃ of her money and an additional $276 on a jumpsuit. Next, she spent ⁵₇ of the remaining money and an additional $66 on a pair of shoes. Finally, she spent ⁴₅ of what she had left on some bracelets and had $18 left. How much did Marion have at first?
Fraction of the money that she had left
= 1 - ⁴₅ 
= ¹₅

¹₅ of the money she had left = 18
⁵₅ of the money she had left = 5 x 18 = 90

Fraction of the remaining money excluding the additional $66 spent on a pair of shoes
= 1 - ⁵₇
= ²₇

²₇ of the remaining money = 90 + 66 = 156
¹₇ of the remaining money = 156 ÷ 2 = 78
⁷₇ of the remaining money = 7 x 78 = 546

Fraction of the total money excluding the additional $276 spent on the jumpsuit
= 1 - ¹₃
= ²₃

²₃ of total money = 546 + 276 = 822
¹₃ of total money = 822 ÷ 2 = 411
³₃ of total money = 3 x 411 = 1233

Amount that Marion had at first = $1233

Answer(s): $1233