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Given that area(A) of the triangle is 248 square inches.Height(h) = 16 inches.

Use the formula for the area of a triangle and solve for base(b).

Area:

Area of triangle $\"\"$

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$\"\"$ (Multiply each side by 2)

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$\"\"$ (Divide each side by 16)

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The value of length of base $\"\"$ inches.