one friend's rank is 40 which is second last. no of students=no of rank

so its 41

Answer:

41 students

Step-by-step explanation:

Soha's rank = 5th

Let the number of students in class be x

Rank of Soha's friend = 40th

Now, the rank of Soha's friend is 40th to which she adds is the second last rank. Second last rank means that after Soha's friend there is only one student who has ranked last.

Last rank = 40+1 = 41 th rank

Total no. of students (x) = last rank = 41 students.

This implies that there are 41 students in the class.