The National Centre for Health Statistics reported that of every 883 deaths in recent years, 24 resulted from an automobile accident, 182 from cancer and 333 from heart disease. Using the relative frequency approach, what is the probability that a particular death is due to an automobile accident?
A) 24/883 or 0.027
B) 539/883 or 0.610
C) 24/333 or 0.072
D) 182/883 or 0.206

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The relative frequency of automobile accidents is the number of deaths due to automobile accidents (24) divided by the total number of deaths (883). Therefore, the probability of a particular death being due to an automobile accident is 24/883 or 0.027.

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