Equilibrium temperature when hot water is poured over ice

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Homework Statement
In an insulated vessel, 600g of ice at -20C is added to 250g of water at 18C.
Cice= 0.5 cal/gC, Cwater= 1 cal/gC. Lfusion= 80 cal/g.
Find the equilibrium temp of the system. Explain the reasons.
At the equilibrium temp, will the system be all water, all ice, or a mixture of both? Give the amounts of water and/or ice in the system at equilibrium.
Relevant Equations
Q=m*c*(Tf-Ti)
Q=m*Lfusion

Qsystem=0
Qsystem= Qice + Qwater
m*c*(Tf-Ti)ice + m*c*(Tf-Ti)water = 0
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That's how far I've gotten and now I'm stuck!
 
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A very important part of the question is "Explain the reasons." In your attempt you have not done that and so following your solution is a bit of guesswork. For example, when you write
$$
m_{\rm ice} c_{\rm ice}\Delta T_{\rm ice} + m_{\rm water} c_{\rm water} \Delta T_{\rm water} = 0
$$
(do not forget the subscripts!), what is your reasoning behind this?

Also, in the future, do not post images of your work. Type it out! As per forum policy.
 
The three possibilities at the final state are: (1) all liquid water above 0 C (2) all ice below 0 C or (3) a combination of liquid water and ice at 0 C. What do you think your calculation has shown so far?