Word Equation Help?

Question

QUESTION: I need to write out this word equation using formulaes: (is my answer right)

1) Aluminum nitrate reacts with lithium sulphate to form aluminum sulphate and lithium nitrate.

ANSWER: Al(NO3)3 + Li2SO4 ---> Al2(SO4)3 + LiNO3

(IS THAT RIGHT?)

Answer 1

You are right without balence the equation. Remember, it is usually required to balence the equation:
2Al(NO3)3 + 3Li2SO4 ---> Al2(SO4)3 + 6LiNO3

Whoever gave you this problem did not tell you that actually this reaction does not occur, I mean that you only get mixture of ions.