19 into 11 best min fragment found: 9/2 Cut up 19 sticks of length 11 like this: 1 x (11/2 + 11/2) 6 x (5 + 6) 12 x (9/2 + 13/2) Reassemble as 11 sticks of length 19 like this: 6 x (6 + 13/2 + 13/2) 3 x (9/2 + 9/2 + 5 + 5) 2 x (9/2 + 9/2 + 9/2 + 11/2)