The answer is 6 People. You make the two equations first 12.99x and 8.99x+20. And then make them equal each other 12.99x = 8.99x+20. Then you use algebra to solve for the x and you get an answer of 5. That is the number of people that would cause the two prices to break even (be the same price). So in order for the group rate to be the better deal you need 6 people to attend.
If you cant count the cookies, or find the volume of the cookies, then it can be whatever.
infinity or zero :)
X - the percent of increase

The percent of increase is approximately 23.8%.
0.03125 and 0.015625
hope this helps but im probably wrong