in the class the ratio of boys to girls is 5 ratio 3 on the certain day only 3/5 of the student were present if 16 students were absent on the day how many students are there in the class

40 students

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of boys to girls is not needed in this problem.

One day, 3/5 of the students were present. That means 2/5 were absent since 3/5 + 2/5 = 1.

2/5 of the students is 16 students.

Then 1/5 of the students is 8 students.

The number of students is 5 * 8 = 40

Answer: 40 students