What we can do in this case is to draw the number of cups of 1/8 that are needed to reach the measure of 9/12. We have then: (9/12) / (1/8) Applying double c: ((9) * (8)) / (12) Simplifying: ((9) * (2)) / (3) ((3) * (2)) / (1) (3) * (2) 6 Answer: It takes 6 cups of 1/8 to measure the light corn syrup 9/12