The regular pentagon shown has a side length of $2 \mathrm{~cm}$. The perimeter of the pentagon is
(A) $2 \mathrm{~cm}$
(B) $4 \mathrm{~cm}$
(C) $6 \mathrm{~cm}$
(D) $8 \mathrm{~cm}$
(E) $10 \mathrm{~cm}$

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The regular pentagon shown has 5 sides, each with length $2 \mathrm{~cm}$.

The perimeter of the pentagon is $5 \times 2 \mathrm{~cm}=10 \mathrm{~cm}$.

ANswer: (E)