13 into 7 best min fragment found: 8/3 Cut up 13 sticks of length 7 like this: 2 x (10/3 + 11/3) 2 x (3 + 4) 9 x (8/3 + 13/3) Reassemble as 7 sticks of length 13 like this: 2 x (13/3 + 13/3 + 13/3) 1 x (8/3 + 3 + 3 + 13/3) 2 x (8/3 + 8/3 + 11/3 + 4) 2 x (8/3 + 8/3 + 10/3 + 13/3)