Xiao Ming made a parallelogram with wooden sticks. The base is 8 cm and the height is 6 cm. What is the area of the figure surrounded by these sticks in square centimeters?
小明用木棍摆了一个平行四边形，底是8厘米，高是6厘米，这些木棍围成的图形的面积是多少平方厘米．
<gadget id="calculator">8 * 6</gadget>
<output>48</output>

<result>48</result>