At a garage sale, all of the items were sold at different prices. If the price of a radio sold at the garage sale was both the 16th highest price and the 23rd lowest price among the prices of the items sold, how many items were sold at the garage sale?  Choose the correct choice from the following options: A) 35 B) 36 C) 37 D) 38 E) 39

Rationale: "there were 15 items sold at a higher price than the radio and 22 items sold at a lower price than the radio . including the radio , there were 15 + 22 + 1 = 38 items sold . the answer is d ."
Answer: D