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Calculating Gross Pay from Tax Withholdings

A payroll assistant is reviewing an employee's pay stub and notices that a local tax withholding of {}8.5% resulted in a deduction of {}4.76 dollars. State the steps to translate the phrase "{}8.5% of what amount is {}4.76?" into an algebraic equation and solve for the total gross pay.

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