Question 896425

Since I am "math challenged" I'm trying to figure out a quiz (?) someone sent to me"  "Does 2+2 still equal 4 and 2x2 equals 4?  Following some what the same logic how come 6+6=12 but 6x6=36?"  What sense do I make out of that?
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2 + 2 means 2 times 2 (multiplying 2 twice)
6 + 6 means 2 times 6 (multiplying 6 twice)