Fiona spent some of her money on a skirt, a pair of floaters and some bracelets. She spent ¹₇ of her money and an additional $270 on a skirt. Next, she spent ⁵₈ of the remaining money and an additional $66 on a pair of floaters. Finally, she spent ²₃ of what she had left on some bracelets and had $8 left. How much did Fiona have at first?
Fraction of the money that she had left
= 1 - ²₃ 
= ¹₃

¹₃ of the money she had left = 8
³₃ of the money she had left = 3 x 8 = 24

Fraction of the remaining money excluding the additional $66 spent on a pair of floaters
= 1 - ⁵₈
= ³₈

³₈ of the remaining money = 24 + 66 = 90
¹₈ of the remaining money = 90 ÷ 3 = 30
⁸₈ of the remaining money = 8 x 30 = 240

Fraction of the total money excluding the additional $270 spent on the skirt
= 1 - ¹₇
= ⁶₇

⁶₇ of total money = 240 + 270 = 510
¹₇ of total money = 510 ÷ 6 = 85
⁷₇ of total money = 7 x 85 = 595

Amount that Fiona had at first = $595

Answer(s): $595