2013 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 2

The following problem is from both the 2013 AMC 12B #2 and 2013 AMC 10B #2, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

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?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 600 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 800 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1000 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 1200 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1400$

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 $1200 \times \frac{1}{2} =  \boxed{\textbf{(A) }600}$

See also

2013 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 1
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Problem 3
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions
2013 AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 1
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Problem 3
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions

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