A Horizontal Uniform Meter Stick Supported at the 50-Cm Mark

Multiple Choice

A horizontal uniform meter stick supported at the 50-cm mark has a mass of 0.50 kg hanging from it at the 20-cm mark and a 0.30 kg mass hanging from it at the 60-cm mark. Determine the position on the meter stick at which one would hang a third mass of 0.60 kg to keep the meter stick balanced.

A) 74 cm
B) 70 cm
C) 65 cm
D) 86 cm
E) 62 cm