Answer:
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