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FIRST CUT THE CAKE INTO 4 EQUAL PIECES WITH 2 CUTS ON THE TOP - ONE HORIZONTALLY DOWN THE CENTER OF THE CAKE AND THE OTHER VERTICALLY DOWN THE CENTER OF THE CAKE LIKE A CROSS ('+'). NEXT IS TO CUT THE 4 PIECES INTO HALF WITH A HORIZONTAL FINAL CUT ON THE SIDE. THIS WILL GIVE YOU 4 PIECES OF CAKE ON TOP AND 4 PIECES OF CAKE UNDERNEATH THE CONTENTS OR THE TEN ENVELOPES (IN DOLLAR BILLS) SHOULD BE AS FOLLOWS: $1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 489. THE FIRST NINE NUMBERS ARE IN GEOMETRICAL PROGRESSION, AND THEIR SUM, DEDUCTED FROM 1,000, GIVES THE CONTENTS OF THE TENTH ENVELOPE YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THREE CUTS. CUT ALL THREE LINKS ON ONE CHAIN AND SEPARATE THEM. NOW YOU HAVE 3 CHAINS AND 3 LINKS. THEN, USE THESE 3 INDIVIDUAL LINKS TO JOIN THE OTHER THREE CHAINS TOGETHER THE ADDRESS IS 1460 SUNSET BOULEVARD. YOU KNOW THAT THE HOUSE NUMBERS ARE EVEN AND CONSECUTIVE, SO THEY MUST BE APPROXIMATELY 1/6TH THE VALUE OF THE SUM 8790. IN FACT, THE NUMBER THAT IS 1/6TH THE TOTAL IS THE MEAN (AVERAGE) FOR ALL 6 HOUSES. THE AVERAGE NUMBER IS 1465 (8790 / 6). THERE MUST BE 3 HOUSE NUMBERS GREATER THAN THAT NUMBER, AND 3 HOUSE NUMBERS LESS THAN THAT NUMBER, ALL BEING EVEN AND CONSECUTIVE. THEREFORE, THE 6 HOUSE NUMBERS ARE 1460, 1462, 1464, 1466, 1468, 1470. THE LOWEST HOUSE NUMBER, AS PER THE QUESTION, IS THE ANSWER: 1460