How many cards do Carl have?

Question

Carl is collecting baseball cards. Pam has four less cards than carl. Steve has seven times the cards Pam has. Julie has 6 more cards than Steve. George has 306 cards, which is 3 times as many cards Carl, Pam, Steve, and Julie have combined. How many cards do Steve have?

Answer 1

let p=pam's cards, c=carl's cards, s=steve's cards, j=julie's cards, g=george's cards

p = c-4

c= p+4

s = 7p

j=s+6= 7p+6

g=306=3(p+s+j+c)

p+s+j+c = 306/3 = 102

replace s,j and c by equivalents in p

p + 7p + 7p+6 +p+4 = 102

16p = 102-10 = 92

p = 92/16 = 23/4 = 5.75

then Steve has 7p = 7(23/4) = 161/4 = 40.25 which is not an integer, suggesting a mistake(s) in above calculations

but check back later, corrections upcoming, holding you in suspense

either that or a mistake in copying the problem or a misprint