14 into 13 best min fragment found: 9/2 Cut up 14 sticks of length 13 like this: 2 x (13/2 + 13/2) 2 x (6 + 7) 4 x (11/2 + 15/2) 2 x (5 + 8) 4 x (9/2 + 17/2) Reassemble as 13 sticks of length 14 like this: 1 x (7 + 7) 4 x (13/2 + 15/2) 2 x (6 + 8) 4 x (11/2 + 17/2) 2 x (9/2 + 9/2 + 5)