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Transcribed Image Text:A meter stick is found to balance at the 49.7-cm mark when placed on a fulcrum. When a 58.0-gram mass is attached at the 18.0-cm mark, the fulcrum must
be moved to the 39.2-cm mark for balance. What is the mass of the meter stick?
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