A map has a scale of $$1$$ inch = $$5$$ miles. If two points on the map are $$4$$.5 inches apart, what is the corresponding distance on the ground?

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$22.5$ miles

\[\require{cancel}4.5 \cancel{\text { inches}} \cdot \frac{5 \text{ miles}}{\cancel{\text{ inch}}} = 22.5 \text{ miles}\]

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