You have the exercise "2 times 2". The word "times" indicates that it is a Multiplication. Then, you can rewrite this operation in the following form:
[tex]2\cdot2[/tex]That Multiplication indicates that you need to add 2 two times, as follows:
[tex]2+2[/tex]Therefore, based on the explained, you can determine that:
[tex]2\cdot2=2+2=4[/tex]Hence, the answer is:
[tex]4[/tex]