A remote mountain district has 18 000 residents. Each resident requires an average of 0.60 kg of safe food each day. All the safe food available is shared between the residents.
| Month | Mass of safe food available each day in kg |
|---|---|
| March | 11 340 |
| June | 10 980 |
| September | 9 900 |
| December | 11 160 |
Calculate the minimum mass of safe food that must be available each day to provide for every resident.
Using your answer to part (a) and the data in the table, explain whether the district had food security throughout the four months.
87 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 7.5 Food production, covering 7.5.1 Factors affecting food security, 7.5.2 Farming techniques, 7.5.3 Sustainable fisheries, and 7.5.4 Role of biotechnology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.