Liz and Rick are squeezing lemons for a lemonade stand. Liz squeezed 18 lemons in 6 minutes. Rick squeezed 24 lemons in 12 minutes. Who squeezed lemons at a faster pace? A)liz
B)Rick

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Liz squeezed lemons faster. Liz squeezed 18 lemons in 6 minutes. To find out how many she squeezed in a minute, you would do 18 / 6, which gives you three. Rick squeezed 24 lemons in 12 minutes. To find out how many lemons he squeezed in a minute, you would do 24/12, which gives you 2. So, Liz squeezed 3 lemons per minute while Rick squeezed 2 lemons per minute.