A tourist ignores the warning signs and leaves food in his car while he goes for a hike. A mama bear and her cub open the car door in 6 seconds. How long would it take each bear to open the car door alone if the cub needs 9 more seconds than the mama bear?

Follow these steps using the algebra tiles to solve the equation −5x + (−2) = −2x + 4. 1. add 5 positive x-tiles to both sides and create zero pairs. 2. add 4 negative unit tiles to both sides and create zero pairs. 3. divide the unit tiles evenly among the x-tiles. x =