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A water bucket is shaped like the frustum of a cone with height 24 inches, base radius of 6 inches and top radius of 12 inches. Water is leaking from the bucket at 10 cubic inches per minute. At what rate is the water level falling when the depth of the water in the bucket is 12 inches?

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