How Much Ice Melts When a Bullet Penetrates It?

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Please help...How much ice melts?

Homework Statement


A 70 gram bullet traveling at 250 m/s penetrates a block of ice at 0 degrees Celsius and comes to rest within the ice. Assuming that the temperature of the bullet doesn't change appreciably, how much ice is melted as a result of the collision?

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I don't know where to start on this?
 
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