then we use the statement to solve
Miss Taylor drove 30 miles in March
[tex]March=30[/tex]she drove 9 times as many miles in May as she did in March
[tex]\begin{gathered} May=9\text{March} \\ May=9\times30=270 \end{gathered}[/tex]she drove 2 times as many miles in April as she did in May
[tex]\begin{gathered} April=2May \\ April=2\times270=540 \end{gathered}[/tex]Taylor Drove 540 Miles in April