Patricia earns an annual gross salary of $19,500. If she has $7,550

To find the percentage of her salary withheld for deductions, we need to divide the amount withheld by her annual gross salary and then multiply by 100 to get the percentage.

Amount withheld for deductions: $7,550
Annual gross salary: $19,500

Percentage of salary withheld for deductions = (Amount withheld / Annual gross salary) x 100
= ($7,550 / $19,500) x 100
= 0.3872 x 100
≈ 38.72%

Therefore, approximately 38.72% of Patricia's salary is withheld for deductions.