Question

In 2014, the United Kingdom was the most popular host country for U.S. students traveling abroad to study. Italy was the second most popular destination. A total of 66,564 U.S. students studied in one of the two countries. Of 8682 more U.S. students studied in the United Kingdom than in Italy, how many students studied abroad in each country?

Answer 1

UK-37623

Italy-28941

Explanation:

Let number of students who go to Italy be x and students in UK be y. Since 8682 more report to UK than Italy

Therefore, y=8682+x

Total students, x+y=66564 but y=x+8682 hence

X+(x+8682)=66564

2x=66564-8682=57882

x=57882/2=28941

y=28941+8682=37623

Therefore, those who go to UK are 37623 and Italy are 28941