There's 12 all together

There's 7 shaded
Fraction is 12/7
The numerator is 12 because the number in the whole box is 12 the bottom is 7 because that's how much is shaded. Multiply the fractions to find the relationship between the shaded boxes and the total number of boxes.

To find the relationship between the shaded boxes and the total number of boxes, you would need to divide the number of shaded boxes by the total number of boxes. In this case, the fraction would be 7/12, not 12/7. The numerator is 7 because there are 7 shaded boxes, and the denominator is 12 because there are 12 total boxes.