Answer:
3
Explanation:
First find all the factors of 48:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48
These are the only values that x can be. Try them all and see which results in a whole number:
√48/1 = 6.93 not whole
√48/2 = 4.9 not whole
√48/3 = 4 WHOLE
√48/4 = 3.46 not whole
√48/6 = 2.83 not whole
√48/8 = 2.45 not whole
√48/12 = 2 WHOLE
√48/16 = 1.73 not whole
√48/24 = 1.41 not whole
√48/48 = 1 WHOLE
Therefore, there are 3 values of x for which √48/x = whole number. The numbers are x = 3, 12, 48