Idon’t understand this word problem

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?

Jaxon has s packs of 8 crazy straws. he divided the crazy straws into 2 equal bags. now, he has 224 crazy straws in each bag. how many packs of crazy straws did jaxon start with?

Subject: geometryneed with 6 and 7