You pick out the numbers as well as what it is they represent from the word problem/explanation, then from there plug them in to the equations. Once you do that, you get your product and have the answer.
The specific latent heat of a substance is the amount of energy required to change the state of one kilo of the substance without change in it temperature.The latent heat of vaporization or evaporation is the heat given to some mass to convert if from the liquid to the vapor phase.