The students in a class sit in rows. There is the same number of students in each row. There are $2$ rows of students in front of Robert and $1$ row of students behind him. In his row, there are $3$ students on his left and $5$ students on his right. How many students are there in this class? (2022 Math Kangaroo Problem, Level 3-4, Question \#15) 
选项为:A:$$10$$  B:$$17$$  C:$$18$$  D:$$27$$  E:$$36$$  请回答其中一个选项.