A person pulls on a 9 kg crate against a 22 Newton frictional force, using a rope attached to the center of the crate. If the The crate began with a speed of 1.5 m/s and speeded up to 2.7 m/s while being pulled a horizontal distance of 2.0 meters. What is the work in J done by the force applied by the rope on the crate

Asolid cylinder and a cylindrical shell have the same mass, same radius, and turn on frictionless, horizontal axles. the cylindrical shell has light-weight spokes connecting the shell to the axle. a rope is wrapped around each cylinder and tied to blocks of equal masses that are held the same height above the ground. both blocks are released simultaneously. the ropes do not slip. which block hits the ground first? or is it a tie?