17 into 11 best min fragment found: 17/4 Cut up 17 sticks of length 11 like this: 1 x (11/2 + 11/2) 2 x (21/4 + 23/4) 2 x (5 + 6) 2 x (19/4 + 25/4) 2 x (9/2 + 13/2) 8 x (17/4 + 27/4) Reassemble as 11 sticks of length 17 like this: 2 x (5 + 21/4 + 27/4) 2 x (19/4 + 11/2 + 27/4) 2 x (9/2 + 23/4 + 27/4) 2 x (17/4 + 25/4 + 13/2) 2 x (17/4 + 6 + 27/4) 1 x (17/4 + 17/4 + 17/4 + 17/4)