Lynn spent some of her money on a jacket, a pair of canvas shoes and some bracelets. She spent ¹₅ of her money and an additional $151 on a jacket. Next, she spent ²₅ of the remaining money and an additional $27 on a pair of canvas shoes. Finally, she spent ⁵₆ of what she had left on some bracelets and had $8 left. How much did Lynn 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 $27 spent on a pair of canvas shoes
= 1 - ²₅
= ³₅

³₅ of the remaining money = 48 + 27 = 75
¹₅ of the remaining money = 75 ÷ 3 = 25
⁵₅ of the remaining money = 5 x 25 = 125

Fraction of the total money excluding the additional $151 spent on the jacket
= 1 - ¹₅
= ⁴₅

⁴₅ of total money = 125 + 151 = 276
¹₅ of total money = 276 ÷ 4 = 69
⁵₅ of total money = 5 x 69 = 345

Amount that Lynn had at first = $345

Answer(s): $345