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\frac{5000}{480}=513-x
Divide both sides by 480.
\frac{125}{12}=513-x
Reduce the fraction \frac{5000}{480} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 40.
513-x=\frac{125}{12}
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
-x=\frac{125}{12}-513
Subtract 513 from both sides.
-x=\frac{125}{12}-\frac{6156}{12}
Convert 513 to fraction \frac{6156}{12}.
-x=\frac{125-6156}{12}
Since \frac{125}{12} and \frac{6156}{12} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
-x=-\frac{6031}{12}
Subtract 6156 from 125 to get -6031.
x=\frac{6031}{12}
Multiply both sides by -1.