In an examination Roma was ranked $$8^{th}$$ from the top and Arjun was ranked $$9^{th}$$ from the bottom. In the next exam their rankings were interchanged, hence Arjun became $$28^{th}$$ from the bottom. How many total students were there, if equal number of students gave both the exams?

A

38

B

37

C

35

D

36