Someone please help this is an exam

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

The evening newspaper is delivered at a random time between 5: 30 and 6: 30 pm. dinner is at a random time between 6: 00 and 7: 00 pm. each spinner is spun 30 times and the newspaper arrived 19 times before dinner. determine the experimental probability of the newspaper arriving before dinner.

Petes dog weighed 30 pounds it then lost 16% of it's weight how much did pete lose