Distributive Property
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Yes, but that is not the only property used.
Distributive
When applying distributive property to solve an equation, you multiply each term by term. For instance: a(b + c) = ab + ac
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!
You don't need any acronym; just multiply every monomial on the left with every monomial on the right. The same goes for multiplying a binomial with a trinomial, two trinomials, or in fact for multiplying any polynomial by any other polynomial.