To find the area of a parallelogram, we need to multiply the base times the altitude.
We have that the base is equal to 8cm, and the altitude is equal to 2.2cm (the altitude is perpendicular to the base). Then, we have:
![A_{\text{parallelogram}}=b\cdot h=8\operatorname{cm}\cdot2.2\operatorname{cm}=17.6\operatorname{cm}^2]()
Therefore, the area of this parallelogram is equal to 17.6 sq. centimeters.