That is true, I don,t quite know how to explain it but I just did this problem yesterday.
With
and
, we have



Then
has critical points where


where
is any integer.
is increasing wherever
, which happens for


Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:

Hence proved!
Answer:
A is the cheapest deal.
Step-by-step explanation:
find unit rate; cost / quantity
20.20 / 10 = $2.02 per gallon
26.04 / 12 = $2.17 per gallon
28.24 / 24 = $2.01 per gallon
30.45 / 25 = $2.03 per gallon