What is the distributive property of multiplication for 12 x 52?

The distributive property states that a multiplication operation can be broken down into simpler parts. For 12 x 52, you can express 52 as (50 + 2), allowing you to calculate it as 12 x (50 + 2). This simplifies to (12 x 50) + (12 x 2), which equals 600 + 24, resulting in a final answer of 624.