14 into 3 best min fragment found: 7/5 Cut up 14 sticks of length 3 like this: 14 x (7/5 + 8/5) Reassemble as 3 sticks of length 14 like this: 2 x (7/5 + 7/5 + 8/5 + 8/5 + 8/5 + 8/5 + 8/5 + 8/5 + 8/5) 1 x (7/5 + 7/5 + 7/5 + 7/5 + 7/5 + 7/5 + 7/5 + 7/5 + 7/5 + 7/5)