11 into 2 best min fragment found: 1 Cut up 11 sticks of length 2 like this: 11 x (1 + 1) Reassemble as 2 sticks of length 11 like this: 2 x (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)