Zara spent some of her money on a blouse, a pair of trainers and some bracelets. She spent ¹₃ of her money and an additional $245 on a blouse. Next, she spent ³₅ of the remaining money and an additional $56 on a pair of trainers. Finally, she spent ⁴₅ of what she had left on some bracelets and had $2 left. How much did Zara have at first?
Fraction of the money that she had left
= 1 - ⁴₅ 
= ¹₅

¹₅ of the money she had left = 2
⁵₅ of the money she had left = 5 x 2 = 10

Fraction of the remaining money excluding the additional $56 spent on a pair of trainers
= 1 - ³₅
= ²₅

²₅ of the remaining money = 10 + 56 = 66
¹₅ of the remaining money = 66 ÷ 2 = 33
⁵₅ of the remaining money = 5 x 33 = 165

Fraction of the total money excluding the additional $245 spent on the blouse
= 1 - ¹₃
= ²₃

²₃ of total money = 165 + 245 = 410
¹₃ of total money = 410 ÷ 2 = 205
³₃ of total money = 3 x 205 = 615

Amount that Zara had at first = $615

Answer(s): $615