17 into 6 best min fragment found: 13/5 Cut up 17 sticks of length 6 like this: 1 x (3 + 3) 2 x (14/5 + 16/5) 14 x (13/5 + 17/5) Reassemble as 6 sticks of length 17 like this: 2 x (17/5 + 17/5 + 17/5 + 17/5 + 17/5) 2 x (13/5 + 13/5 + 13/5 + 14/5 + 3 + 17/5) 2 x (13/5 + 13/5 + 13/5 + 13/5 + 16/5 + 17/5)