Does the heat from the alloy transfer to the water in the setup equation

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This is the problem:
An alloy of mass 25.0 grams was heated to 86.6 C
and then placed in a calorimeter that contained 61.2 grams of water at 19.6 C
The temp of the water rose to 21.3 , determine the specific heat of the alloy in J/gC

Is this the correct way to set it up?

c = 250*(61.2)/(21.3 * ?)
 
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Jurrasic said:
This is the problem:
An alloy of mass 25.0 grams was heated to 86.6 C
and then placed in a calorimeter that contained 61.2 grams of water at 19.6 C
The temp of the water rose to 21.3 , determine the specific heat of the alloy in J/gC

Is this the correct way to set it up?

c = 250*(61.2)/(21.3 * ?)

Can you define each of 250, 61.2 and 21.3 in your result here. My suspicion is that you're wrong, but until I see what you mean by each of these numbers I remain unsure.