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500s+1000=7000+4.5s
Multiply both sides of the equation by 1000.
500s+1000-4.5s=7000
Subtract 4.5s from both sides.
495.5s+1000=7000
Combine 500s and -4.5s to get 495.5s.
495.5s=7000-1000
Subtract 1000 from both sides.
495.5s=6000
Subtract 1000 from 7000 to get 6000.
s=\frac{6000}{495.5}
Divide both sides by 495.5.
s=\frac{60000}{4955}
Expand \frac{6000}{495.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
s=\frac{12000}{991}
Reduce the fraction \frac{60000}{4955} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.