A meter stick balances horizontally on a knife-edge at the 50.0 cm mark. With two 5.95 g coins stacked over the 32.4 cm mark, the stick is found to balance at the 46.5 cm mark. What is the mass of the meter stick?

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A meter stick balances horizontally on a knife-edge at the 50.0 cm mark. With two 5.95 g coins stacked over the 32.4 cm mark, the stick is found to balance at the 46.5 cm mark. What is the mass of the meter stick?

 

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