Four students run up the stairs in the time shown. which student has the largest power output?

So since the snail is moving at 3.6  miles per hour you multiply by 5280 to change it into feet per hour. so you get 36*528 ft per hour. since there are 3600 seconds in an hour, you divide 36*528 by 3600. so simplifying we get 528/100 which is 5.28 ft per second

We can infer that star y is closer but other factors must be considered include the heat of the star, the mass, and the brightness of the star. even though star x seems dimmer it may just be less bright or contains less heat.

Sounds propagates through some kind of medium. usually it's air, but it goes just as well through solid objects like walls, windows etc. a soundwave will compress the (air)molecules in front of it, and if this increased density wave hits your ears, you register it as sound. solid objects like walls are a lot denser than air, this means that they will damp a wave, but also carry it easier.