16 into 9 best min fragment found: 11/3 Cut up 16 sticks of length 9 like this: 4 x (4 + 5) 12 x (11/3 + 16/3) Reassemble as 9 sticks of length 16 like this: 4 x (16/3 + 16/3 + 16/3) 1 x (4 + 4 + 4 + 4) 4 x (11/3 + 11/3 + 11/3 + 5)