1. In the figure, each of the four white "petals" is formed by the intersection of two semicircles. Each of the four semicircles is drawn with its center at the midpoint of each side of the square. If the length of the side of the square is 2, what is the total area of the shaded region excluding the petals?   4 − π   8 − 2π   1 − π/4   16 − 4π   32 − 8π   Hint Hint       2. If 2z2 − 5z + 30 < 2z2 + 5z − 15, which of the following MUST be true?   z > 6   z < 4.5   z > 4.5   z = 4.5   z = 6   Hint       3. A car's price decreased by 20% from 1998 to 2000. If the price of the car was P dollars in 2000, what was it in 1998?   0.75P   0.8P   1.2P   1.4P   1.25P   Hint       4. Jack is now 7 times as old as Jill. If 10 years from now, he will be 3 times as old as Jill, how old is Jack now?   14   21   28   35   42   Hint       5. Tom has 7 times as many crayons as Dick and 3 times as many as Harry. If Dick has less than 21 crayons, what is the maximum number of crayons that Tom can have?   63   105   120   140   147   Hint       6. What is the smallest prime factor of 1001?   3   5   7   11   13   Hint       7. An office requires P sheets of paper each month for each employee. If there are E employees in the office, for how many months willT sheets of paper last?   PE/T   TPE   T/PE   P/TE   TE/P   Hint