which approximation is closest to the total of students that chose pepperoni

The total number of students is 853.
The number of students who chose pepperoni pizza is 254 + 143 = 397
Divide this by the total of students multiplied by 100 to get the percentage :
[tex]\frac{397}{853}\times100=46.5\%[/tex]ANSWER :
The closest answer is 47%