Jaslyn spent some of her money on a windbreaker, a pair of boots and some necklaces. She spent ¹₇ of her money and an additional $231 on a windbreaker. Next, she spent ³₅ of the remaining money and an additional $42 on a pair of boots. Finally, she spent ⁵₆ of what she had left on some necklaces and had $4 left. How much did Jaslyn have at first?
Fraction of the money that she had left
= 1 - ⁵₆ 
= ¹₆

¹₆ of the money she had left = 4
⁶₆ of the money she had left = 6 x 4 = 24

Fraction of the remaining money excluding the additional $42 spent on a pair of boots
= 1 - ³₅
= ²₅

²₅ of the remaining money = 24 + 42 = 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 $231 spent on the windbreaker
= 1 - ¹₇
= ⁶₇

⁶₇ of total money = 165 + 231 = 396
¹₇ of total money = 396 ÷ 6 = 66
⁷₇ of total money = 7 x 66 = 462

Amount that Jaslyn had at first = $462

Answer(s): $462