The length of the base of the rectangle is 12.8 inches.
Here's an explanation:
The problem has stated that the area of the rectangle is 204.8 square inches, and that the height of the rectangle is 16 inches. The equation for finding the area of a rectangle is height *length = area. If you insert the values that we know, then the equation becomes 16*length = 204.8. We can alter the equation, and we can isolate the variable by dividing each side by 16. The equation then becomes length=204.8/16. 204.8/16 is equal to 12.8 inches, and that is the length of the rectangle.
