11 into 6 best min fragment found: 7/3 Cut up 11 sticks of length 6 like this: 1 x (3 + 3) 2 x (8/3 + 10/3) 8 x (7/3 + 11/3) Reassemble as 6 sticks of length 11 like this: 2 x (11/3 + 11/3 + 11/3) 2 x (7/3 + 7/3 + 3 + 10/3) 2 x (7/3 + 7/3 + 8/3 + 11/3)