I dont get this and the teacher cant explain it well. Please help me

The parabola x = y² - 9 opens: a.)up b.)down c.) right d.)left

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As voters exit the polls, you ask a representative random sample of voters if they voted for a proposition. if the true percentage of voters who vote for the proposition is 63%, what is the probability that, in your sample, exactly 5 do not voted for the proposition before 2 voted for the proposition? the probability is