document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1098671>Question 1098671</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> SOLUTION: 2+2=6 3+3=11 4+4=18 6+6=?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #713040 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=713040\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br>Obviously, the \"+\" in these expressions is not simple addition.  Instead, it represents some operation on the two numbers that gives the results shown.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You won't get any mental exercise if I just give you the answer.  But here is a hint:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is 2 times 2?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is 3 times 3?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is 4 times 4?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How do those number compare with the answers shown?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And, by the way, even though I see a nice pattern in this problem, it is possible that the correct pattern is something completely different, which would quite probably yield a different answer for \"6+6\".<BR>\n" );
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