Solution: The original base area is 20x20 = 400 inch^2. After the metal cylinder
is placed, the base area is reduced to: 20x20-3.14 * 5^2= 321.5 inch^2. The
total volume of the water does not change. The new water level is (400x10)/321.5
= 12.44 inch
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