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