13 into 6 best min fragment found: 13/5 Cut up 13 sticks of length 6 like this: 3 x (14/5 + 16/5) 10 x (13/5 + 17/5) Reassemble as 6 sticks of length 13 like this: 1 x (16/5 + 16/5 + 16/5 + 17/5) 3 x (14/5 + 17/5 + 17/5 + 17/5) 2 x (13/5 + 13/5 + 13/5 + 13/5 + 13/5)