13 into 9 best min fragment found: 3 Cut up 13 sticks of length 9 like this: 6 x (4 + 5) 7 x (3 + 3 + 3) Reassemble as 9 sticks of length 13 like this: 3 x (3 + 5 + 5) 6 x (3 + 3 + 3 + 4)