How do i access my time machine after format?

Alright so i have a 500gb hard drive formatted for mac and all.
I used Time Machine and everything's good. I've checked the back up before the format. It works everything's there.
I've formatted by computer using Find app on another device. Now i got my hard drive plugged into my computer and trying to select my hard drive for it. When it does and it opens up into the time machine where u give multiple finders in front of each other. I only get one and that one is the system that i have now. The formatted one. How do i use time machine to access my previous files so i can put my mac back.
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