16 into 14 best min fragment found: 5 Cut up 16 sticks of length 14 like this: 4 x (7 + 7) 4 x (6 + 8) 8 x (5 + 9) Reassemble as 14 sticks of length 16 like this: 2 x (8 + 8) 8 x (7 + 9) 4 x (5 + 5 + 6)