Tiffany spent some of her money on a dress, a pair of canvas shoes and some necklaces. She spent ¹₃ of her money and an additional $234 on a dress. Next, she spent ³₅ of the remaining money and an additional $48 on a pair of canvas shoes. Finally, she spent ⁵₆ of what she had left on some necklaces and had $8 left. How much did Tiffany have at first?
Fraction of the money that she had left
= 1 - ⁵₆ 
= ¹₆

¹₆ of the money she had left = 8
⁶₆ of the money she had left = 6 x 8 = 48

Fraction of the remaining money excluding the additional $48 spent on a pair of canvas shoes
= 1 - ³₅
= ²₅

²₅ of the remaining money = 48 + 48 = 96
¹₅ of the remaining money = 96 ÷ 2 = 48
⁵₅ of the remaining money = 5 x 48 = 240

Fraction of the total money excluding the additional $234 spent on the dress
= 1 - ¹₃
= ²₃

²₃ of total money = 240 + 234 = 474
¹₃ of total money = 474 ÷ 2 = 237
³₃ of total money = 3 x 237 = 711

Amount that Tiffany had at first = $711

Answer(s): $711