A designer had to change the size of a rectangular carpet. He increased the length by 50% and decreased the width by 20%. By what percent was the area of the final item changed?

It increased by 20%

Step-by-step explanation:

imagine the original size as 10 by 10.

an increase of 50% equals to 15 and a decrease of 20% equals to 80

compare the original area (100) with the new area (120)

the area has increased by 20/100, or 20%

The contempt he has for Trinculo.

Caliban uses this word in Act III, scene 2. The passage is the following:

I say, by sorcery he got this isle;

From me he got it. If thy greatness will

Revenge it on him, for I know thou darest,

But this thing dare not,

In this scene, Caliban is plotting with Stephano to take the island away from Prospero, and rule it. He refers to Stephano as "thy greatness" and says that he believes he has what it takes to carry it out. However, he thinks little of Trinculo and does not think he would dare commit something like that. The contempt Caliban has for Trinculo is shown in his use of the word "thing."