Nicole spent some of her money on a jacket, a pair of canvas shoes and some rings. She spent ¹₃ of her money and an additional $149 on a jacket. Next, she spent ²₇ of the remaining money and an additional $77 on a pair of canvas shoes. Finally, she spent ⁵₆ of what she had left on some rings and had $18 left. How much did Nicole have at first?
Fraction of the money that she had left
= 1 - ⁵₆ 
= ¹₆

¹₆ of the money she had left = 18
⁶₆ of the money she had left = 6 x 18 = 108

Fraction of the remaining money excluding the additional $77 spent on a pair of canvas shoes
= 1 - ²₇
= ⁵₇

⁵₇ of the remaining money = 108 + 77 = 185
¹₇ of the remaining money = 185 ÷ 5 = 37
⁷₇ of the remaining money = 7 x 37 = 259

Fraction of the total money excluding the additional $149 spent on the jacket
= 1 - ¹₃
= ²₃

²₃ of total money = 259 + 149 = 408
¹₃ of total money = 408 ÷ 2 = 204
³₃ of total money = 3 x 204 = 612

Amount that Nicole had at first = $612

Answer(s): $612