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
E) None of the choices are correct

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The probability of a death resulting from an automobile accident is calculated by dividing the number of automobile accident deaths (24) by the total number of deaths (883), which gives 24/883 or approximately 0.027.

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