17 into 9 best min fragment found: 10/3 Cut up 17 sticks of length 9 like this: 1 x (67/15 + 68/15) 1 x (21/5 + 24/5) 1 x (62/15 + 73/15) 1 x (58/15 + 77/15) 1 x (19/5 + 26/5) 1 x (53/15 + 82/15) 1 x (52/15 + 83/15) 10 x (10/3 + 17/3) Reassemble as 9 sticks of length 17 like this: 2 x (17/3 + 17/3 + 17/3) 1 x (10/3 + 58/15 + 62/15 + 17/3) 1 x (10/3 + 19/5 + 21/5 + 17/3) 1 x (10/3 + 53/15 + 67/15 + 17/3) 1 x (10/3 + 52/15 + 68/15 + 17/3) 1 x (10/3 + 10/3 + 77/15 + 26/5) 1 x (10/3 + 10/3 + 73/15 + 82/15) 1 x (10/3 + 10/3 + 24/5 + 83/15)