Read the excerpt from the song, “brother, can you spare a dime? ” they used to tell me i was building a dream with peace and glory ahead— these lines emphasize the pre-great depression belief that
(a) peace and glory were the ultimate goals of wwi.
(b) the american dream was beyond reach.
(c) american businesses were imperishable.
(d) there would always be work available.

(C) American businesses were imperishable.

Explanation:

The song "Brother, Can you Spare a Dime?" is one of the most famous songs about the Great Depression that came after the World War I. It talks of those workers and fighters who were made to fight fr their country but are abandoned after their services are no longer required. The composer jay Gorney intended this song as a way t remind people of these ex-servicemen and the abandoned people that are starving and struggling to make a living, even after the government's promise of a new and improved life after their services. The American Business being nonperishable was the belief before the Great Depression but now, that is all a farce. This song came to be viewed as the anthem for the unfulfilled dreams and shattered hopes of the American people.

C.

Explanation:

American businesses were imperishable.

substitute y = 2x - 4 to x + 2y = 12:

x + 2(2x - 4) = 12     use distributive property

x + (2)(2x) + () = 12

x + 4x - 8 = 12     add 8 to both sides

5x = 20     divide both sides by 5

x = 4

put the value of x to the first equation:

y = 2(4) - 4

y = 8 - 4

y = 4