15 into 9 best min fragment found: 15/4 Cut up 15 sticks of length 9 like this: 3 x (9/2 + 9/2) 12 x (15/4 + 21/4) Reassemble as 9 sticks of length 15 like this: 6 x (9/2 + 21/4 + 21/4) 3 x (15/4 + 15/4 + 15/4 + 15/4)