Hamid went shopping with a sum of money. After spending $$\frac{1}{3}$$ of his money on a watch and $$ $56$$ on a tie, he was left with $$\frac{3}{8}$$ of the sum of money he had at first.  How much did Hamid spend altogether? 
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