13 into 4 best min fragment found: 11/6 Cut up 13 sticks of length 4 like this: 1 x (2 + 2) 12 x (11/6 + 13/6) Reassemble as 4 sticks of length 13 like this: 2 x (13/6 + 13/6 + 13/6 + 13/6 + 13/6 + 13/6) 2 x (11/6 + 11/6 + 11/6 + 11/6 + 11/6 + 11/6 + 2)