16 into 6 best min fragment found: 8/3 Cut up 16 sticks of length 6 like this: 16 x (8/3 + 10/3) Reassemble as 6 sticks of length 16 like this: 4 x (8/3 + 10/3 + 10/3 + 10/3 + 10/3) 2 x (8/3 + 8/3 + 8/3 + 8/3 + 8/3 + 8/3)