Question: To make fried green tomatoes, Thelma cuts each green tomato into 8 slices before cooking them up. If 20 slices of fried green tomato make a meal for a single person, how many tomatoes will Thelma need to make enough fried green tomatoes to feed a family of 8 for a single meal? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
If 20 slices are sufficient for a meal to feed a single person, then to feed eight Thelma will need 8 * 20 = 160 slices of tomato. At 8 slices per tomato, Thelma will need 160 / 8 = 20 tomatoes to feed a family of 8. So the answer is 20.