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The lighthouse on the point was built in 1854. It is painted in red and white bands, and its lamp can be seen from twenty miles out at sea.

According to the text, how far away can the lighthouse's lamp be seen?

  1. A. Twenty miles.Correct
  2. B. 1,854 miles.
  3. C. Two miles.
  4. D. The text does not say.

Answer: A. Twenty miles.

Twenty miles out at sea.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. 1,854 miles.
1854 is the year it was built.
C. Two miles.
Not the figure given.
D. The text does not say.
It does say.

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