In the last two times around the board, Wes thought he was a goner. First, he had to pay half of his money in rent to somebody. He then had to pay $25. Because of a Chance card after that he landed on another property where he had to pay three-fifths of his remaining money in rent. Fortunately, on his next turn he passed GO and collected $200. However, he landed on a property that whacked him for half of his money. Next he got a Chance card and landed in jail. After he paid $50 to get out, the poor guy only had $70. Cash left- no property, no nothing. How much did he have at the beginning of this story?

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