1. (6 points) During New Year's Day, the class committee used 730 yuan to buy a souvenir worth 17 yuan for each student, with 16 yuan left over. Therefore, the class has $\qquad$ students.
【Analysis】According to the problem, by the meaning of subtraction, subtract 16 yuan from 730 yuan to find the total amount of money each student in the class spends on a souvenir, then according to the quantity $=$ total price $\div$ unit price, substitute the data and solve accordingly.

【Solution】Solution: $(730-16) \div 17$
$$
\begin{array}{l}
=714 \div 17 \\
=42 \text { (students); }
\end{array}
$$

Answer: There are 42 students in this class.
Therefore, the answer is: 42.