A light metal rod has a mass of 0.610 oz/in of rod length. How many meters of rod length are needed to have a mass of 10.9 lbs? Assume that the rod has a constant diameter. Use 1 in = 2.54 cm in your calculations.

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A light metal rod has a mass of 0.610 oz/in of rod length. How many meters of rod length are needed to have a mass of 10.9 lbs? Assume that the rod has a constant diameter. Use 1 in = 2.54 cm in your calculations. 

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