Need t in degrees not just solve for t

Florence price's brownies and more sells all types of cookies and pastries. on tuesdays, they markdown all brownies 75% to a sale of $1.50 a dozen. find the selling price and the markdown of a dozen brownies.

Ametal rod needs to be 9 feet and 5.5 inches in length. the sections of the poles being used are each 1 foot and 10.5 inches long. how many 1ft 10.5in sections would be needed to complete the 9ft 5.5in metal rod? and how many inches of material will be left?

How is working backward similar to solving an equation?