Question

a humane committee at a local high school polled students to determine what theme they would like to have for the school dance. results of the poll are shown in the two - way frequency table below.

	starry night	beach party	masquerade	total
girls	128	28	48	204
total	131	76	104	400

approximately what percentage of the total number of girls prefer the starry night theme?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify relevant values

Number of girls who prefer Starry Night: $92$; Total number of girls: $196$

Step2: Calculate percentage

$\text{Percentage} = \frac{92}{196} \times 100\%$

Step3: Compute the result

$\frac{92}{196} \times 100\% \approx 46.9\%$

Answer:

46.9% (Option C. 46.9%)