Out of 9000 votes polled in a college union election, 10% were invalid. The losing candidate got 45% of the valid votes. How many valid votes did the winner get?

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4455. Valid votes = 90% of 9000 = 8100. The winner got the other 55%: 0.55 × 8100 = 4455.

Out of 9000 votes polled in a college union election, 10% were invalid. The losing candidate got 45% of the valid votes. How many valid votes did the winner get?

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