This pawn ending is decided by king activity. White to move, and the position is won (per the tablebases): White's king outflanks Black's and helps the d-pawn through, while the kingside pawns are locked solid and take no part.
White has the king on c4 and pawns on d5 and h5; Black has the king on d6 and a pawn on h6 (the h5 and h6 pawns are blocked). White manoeuvres the king on the queenside, takes d6 away from the black king and pushes the pawn d5-d6-d7-d8.
The main idea is not the pawn count itself but the active king: it is the king that outflanks the defender and drags the passer through. In pawn endings king activity often matters more than an extra pawn.
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