Historians adapted this phrase to describe the period between 1870-1900, when growing and prosperity thinly disguised the corruption of politicians and businessmen that festered beneath the eras gold veneer.

The Gilded Age

Explanation:

The Gilded Age is the name that historians have given to the period between 1870-1900. The phrase "Gilded Age" from a satyrical novel by Mark Twain, in which he criticized the bad social conditions, and corruption, that were disguised under a thin veil of gold.

This thin veil comes from the fact that this period was one of great economic expansion and industrialization.

step-by-step explanation:

100%     = 120

1%= 120/100=   1.2

9%   = 1.2 x 9=     10.8

10.80 to the 120 to get $130.80

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