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The thing is, this question is trivial if you know Archimedes Principle and basic physics, very difficult if you don't.  If you don't know Archimedes Principle, then either you somehow come up with the principle or else you don't have any solid ground to stand on in formulating a response. Therefore it's more of a knowledge test than a "how do you think" test, and so not a very good interview question.