To estimate the total number of students in the school who prefer animated movies based on the survey, we can use the proportion of surveyed students who like animated movies and apply it to the total student population.
From the survey results, 48 out of 120 surveyed students prefer animated movies.
First, we'll calculate the proportion of students who prefer animated movies:
\[ \text{Proportion of students preferring animated movies} = \frac{48}{120} = 0.4 \]
Now, we'll apply this proportion to the total number of students in the school (628):
\[ \text{Estimated number of students preferring animated movies} = 0.4 \times 628 \]
Calculating this gives:
\[ 0.4 \times 628 = 251.2 \]
Since we cannot have a fraction of a student, we round to the nearest whole number:
Approximately 251 students in the school prefer animated movies.
So, the answer is:
251