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Given the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle where I represents the length and w represents the width.

2(l+w)
What does the 2 represent in this formula?
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The 2 represents the perimeter.
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The 2 represents the two width pairs.
The 2 represents the two length pairs.
The 2 represents the two sets of length and width pairs.
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The correct answer is (D) "The 2 represents the two sets of length and width pairs."

In the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle, 2(l+w), the 2 represents the fact that the formula is calculating the sum of two pairs of sides: the length and the width. Each pair consists of two sides, so there are two sets of pairs that need to be added together to get the total perimeter.

Therefore, the 2 represents the two sets of length and width pairs.wer:

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