Answer
There were an estimated 192,297 American studies who stied abroad in 2004.
Work Step by Step
2004 is 4 years after 2000 so $x=4$.
Substitute 4 to $x$ in the given equation to have:
$\\y=140,242(1.083)^x
\\y=140,242(1.083)^4
\\y=192,296.5167
\\y\approx 192.297$
