ya.Everything's right.
but some scalars require direction also for complete information.For eg:current produces magnetic field but it's direction can only be determined if u know the direction of current.
u r right.the energy in the bullet is used to take the block & the bullet 1.70 m ahead.
so u can equate the kinetic energy of bullet & work done by "bullet & block" to travel 1.70 m against friction.
use: Kfriction=coefficient of friction * weight of (block+bullet)
& 0.5...