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Similar triangles can be used to estimate the distance from a distant object of a given width. Consider a door of the width $85\mathrm{cm}$. A man stands in an unknown distance from the door and holds a thin pencil vertically in his arm in the distance $35\mathrm{cm}$ from his face. If he closes the left eye, the right eye, the pencil and the left side of the door are aligned in one line. In a similar way, his left eye, the pencil and the right hand side of the door are also aligned in one line, which is apparent when closing the right eye. Assuming the distance $6\mathrm{cm}$ between his eyes, estimate the distance from the man to the door. Give your answer in meters and round to one decimal place.