Wendy spent some of her money on a jumpsuit, a pair of boots and some bracelets. She spent ¹₆ of her money and an additional $254 on a jumpsuit. Next, she spent ⁴₇ of the remaining money and an additional $72 on a pair of boots. Finally, she spent ⁵₆ of what she had left on some bracelets and had $17 left. How much did Wendy have at first?
Fraction of the money that she had left
= 1 - ⁵₆ 
= ¹₆

¹₆ of the money she had left = 17
⁶₆ of the money she had left = 6 x 17 = 102

Fraction of the remaining money excluding the additional $72 spent on a pair of boots
= 1 - ⁴₇
= ³₇

³₇ of the remaining money = 102 + 72 = 174
¹₇ of the remaining money = 174 ÷ 3 = 58
⁷₇ of the remaining money = 7 x 58 = 406

Fraction of the total money excluding the additional $254 spent on the jumpsuit
= 1 - ¹₆
= ⁵₆

⁵₆ of total money = 406 + 254 = 660
¹₆ of total money = 660 ÷ 5 = 132
⁶₆ of total money = 6 x 132 = 792

Amount that Wendy had at first = $792

Answer(s): $792