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Use anw = sin q1  

                 sin q2

[anw is the refractive index passing from air to water.]

Put in the numbers:

1.33 =  sin 48o

             sin q2

sinq2 = 0.743 ÷ 1.33 = 0.559

q2 = sin-1(0.559) = 34o
The angle of deviation is 48 – 34 = 14o