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Homework Statement
An ice chest at a beach party contains 12 cans of soda at 3.35 °C. Each can of soda has a mass of 0.35 kg and a specific heat capacity of 3800 J/(kg C°). Someone adds a 9.89-kg watermelon at 26.4 °C to the chest. The specific heat capacity of watermelon is nearly the same as that of water. Ignore the specific heat capacity of the chest and determine the final temperature T of the soda and watermelon in degrees Celsius.
Side-note: I believe the the specific heat capacity of water is 4186 J/(kg C°).
Homework Equations
q=cm∆T
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm at a loss at how to attempt this equation. I know the answer is 20°C but I really don't understand how to use the equation to obtain it.
My attempt is that heat loss = heat gained but I haven't been able to work it out for myself.