The answer to your question is point
8 * 10^3 is larger than 4 * 10^2
10*10*10 = 1000 * 8 = 8000
10*10= 100 * 4 = 400
It costs $3.92 to send all 14 postcards. Or is this a trick question.
$9.49; 10% of $9.95 is $0.995 which rounds up to a dollar; $9.95 - $1.00 = $8.95; 6% of $8.95 = $0.537 which rounds up to $0.54, so total paid is $8.95 + $0.54 = $9.49.