16 into 5 best min fragment found: 16/7 Cut up 16 sticks of length 5 like this: 2 x (17/7 + 18/7) 14 x (16/7 + 19/7) Reassemble as 5 sticks of length 16 like this: 1 x (18/7 + 18/7 + 19/7 + 19/7 + 19/7 + 19/7) 2 x (17/7 + 19/7 + 19/7 + 19/7 + 19/7 + 19/7) 2 x (16/7 + 16/7 + 16/7 + 16/7 + 16/7 + 16/7 + 16/7)