As the digit after the decimal point is 8, we round up, to give 5 as the answer.
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When rounding .48 to the nearest whole number, you look at the digit immediately to the right of the decimal point, which is 8. Since 8 is 5 or greater, you round up the whole number. Therefore, .48 rounded to the nearest whole number is 1.
To round 47.5, you need to look at the digit immediately to the right of the decimal point, which is 5 in this case. Since 5 is equal to or greater than 5, you round up the whole number to the next highest number. Therefore, rounding 47.5 would result in 48.
To convert this to a whole number you have to round it - in this case it would round to 38.
48.
48/6 = 8, a whole number.