Mr.Smith needs to cut $5-1=4$ times, which means he needs to use $4 \times 2 = 8$ minutes to cut. 
Mr.Smith wants to cut a wood into $5$ pieces. It takes him $2$ minutes to cut a piece. How many minutes will he use to cut? 

(A) $$3$$ 
(B) $$4$$ 
(C) $$8$$ 
(D) $$10$$ 
(E) $$12$$ 