14 into 8 best min fragment found: 10/3 Cut up 14 sticks of length 8 like this: 2 x (4 + 4) 12 x (10/3 + 14/3) Reassemble as 8 sticks of length 14 like this: 4 x (14/3 + 14/3 + 14/3) 4 x (10/3 + 10/3 + 10/3 + 4)