19 into 12 best min fragment found: 19/4 Cut up 19 sticks of length 12 like this: 2 x (12) 1 x (6 + 6) 2 x (23/4 + 25/4) 2 x (11/2 + 13/2) 2 x (21/4 + 27/4) 2 x (5 + 7) 8 x (19/4 + 29/4) Reassemble as 12 sticks of length 19 like this: 2 x (7 + 12) 2 x (23/4 + 6 + 29/4) 2 x (11/2 + 25/4 + 29/4) 2 x (21/4 + 13/2 + 29/4) 2 x (5 + 27/4 + 29/4) 2 x (19/4 + 19/4 + 19/4 + 19/4)