AMC10 2013 10B, Problem 2

Mr. Green measures his rectangular garden by walking two of the sides and finds that it is $15$ steps by $20$ steps. Each of Mr. Green's steps is $2$ feet long. Mr. Green expects a half a pound of potatoes per square foot from his garden. How many pounds of potatoes does Mr. Green expect from his garden?

Solution: Since each step is $2$ feet, his garden is $30$ by $40$ feet.  Thus, the area of $30(40) = 1200$ square feet.  Since he is expecting $\frac{1}{2}$ of a pound per square foot, the total amount of potatoes expected is $1200 \times \frac{1}{2} =  \fbox{600}$

Answer: 600