Lifting the weight without a pulley requires a force of 400 newtons over a distance of 4 meters. How do these values change when the pulley is applied?

A.) Both the force and the distance increase.

B.) Both the force and the distance decrease.

C.) The force decreases, while the distance increases.

D.) The force increases, while the distance decreases.

C. The force decreases, while the distance increases.