$A$ metre stick is balanced on a knife edge at its centre. When four coins, each of mass $2 \,g$, are placed one on top of the other at the $10.0 \,cm$ mark, the stick is found to be balanced at the $46.0 \,cm$ mark. The mass of the metre stick is: (in $\,g$)

  • A
    $66$
  • B
    $60$
  • C
    $72$
  • D
    $18$

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