17 into 7 best min fragment found: 11/4 Cut up 17 sticks of length 7 like this: 1 x (7/2 + 7/2) 4 x (3 + 4) 12 x (11/4 + 17/4) Reassemble as 7 sticks of length 17 like this: 1 x (17/4 + 17/4 + 17/4 + 17/4) 2 x (11/4 + 11/4 + 7/2 + 4 + 4) 4 x (11/4 + 11/4 + 3 + 17/4 + 17/4)