An inverted pyramid is being filled with water at a constant rate of 25 cubic centimeters per second. The pyramid, at the top, has the shape of a square with sides of length 7 cm, and the height is 11 cm. Find the rate at which the water level is rising when the water level is 4 cm.

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An inverted pyramid is being filled with water at a constant rate of 25 cubic centimeters per second. The pyramid, at the top, has the shape of a square with sides of length 7 cm, and the height is 11 cm.

Find the rate at which the water level is rising when the water level is 4 cm.

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