SOLUTION: If a computer prints 720 lines in 3 seconds, how many lines can it print per minute?

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Question 986398: If a computer prints 720 lines in 3 seconds, how many lines can it print per minute?
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If a computer prints 720 lines in 3 seconds, how many lines can it print per minute?
Set up the following proportion: 720%2FL+=+3%2F60, with L being the number of lines. 

You should get: highlight_green%2814400%29 lines, or 20 times the number it prints in 3 seconds