Posted by joan on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 8:16am.
Set the heat lost by aluminum equal to the heat gained by water, and solve for the initial water temperture To (the only unknown). You will need the specific heat of aluminum, C(al).
20 (85 - 25) *C(al) = (25-To)*C(water)*500
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