Yes, but it would be a pointless thing to do. The associative property is much more appropriate.
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When applying distributive property to solve an equation, you multiply each term by term. For instance: a(b + c) = ab + ac
The distributive property breaks down the equation to make it more simple to do. It is often used for mental math. An example is (12x56). (10x50=500)+(2x6=12) then, (500+12=512).
Whether or not the distributive property can or should be used depends on what you wish to multiply 43.2 by. For example, if you wish to multiply 43.2 by 10, the distributive property is irrelevant!
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