 
<translate> Ebe ọ bụ na oyi akwa nke abụọ buru ibu okpukpu abụọ karịa nke mbụ, mgbe ahụ ọ chọrọ 2 * 2 = iko shuga 4. Ebe ọ bụ na okpukpu nke atọ bụ okpukpu atọ karịa nke abụọ, mgbe ahụ ọ chọrọ 4 * 3 = iko shuga 12. Ya mere azịza ya bụ 12. <eng> Since the second layer is twice as big as the first, then it requires 2 * 2 = 4 cups of sugar. Since the third layer is three times bigger than the second, then it requires 4 * 3 = 12 cups of sugar. So the answer is 12. 