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Problem 5

In the accompanying figure, the outer square $S$ has side length $40$. A second square $S'$ of side length $15$ is constructed inside $S$ with the same center as $S$ and with sides parallel to those of $S$. From each midpoint of a side of $S$, segments are drawn to the two closest vertices of $S'$. The result is a four-pointed starlike figure inscribed in $S$. The star figure is cut out and then folded to form a pyramid with base $S'$. Find the volume of this pyramid.

[asy]  pair S1 = (20, 20), S2 = (-20, 20), S3 = (-20, -20), S4 = (20, -20); pair M1 = (S1+S2)/2, M2 = (S2+S3)/2, M3=(S3+S4)/2, M4=(S4+S1)/2; pair Sp1 = (7.5, 7.5), Sp2=(-7.5, 7.5), Sp3 = (-7.5, -7.5), Sp4 = (7.5, -7.5);  draw(S1--S2--S3--S4--cycle); draw(Sp1--Sp2--Sp3--Sp4--cycle); draw(Sp1--M1--Sp2--M2--Sp3--M3--Sp4--M4--cycle); [/asy]


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