If the diameter of the solar image cast by a pinhole is equal to the diameter of a coin that just covers it, and 110 coins would fit between the image and the pinhole, the Sun must be

A. 55 Sun diameters from Earth.
B. 110 Sun diameters from Earth.
C. not enough information
D. impossible to say


Answer: B

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