19 into 16 best min fragment found: 16/3 Cut up 19 sticks of length 16 like this: 3 x (67/9 + 77/9) 1 x (22/3 + 26/3) 1 x (64/9 + 80/9) 2 x (7 + 9) 2 x (20/3 + 28/3) 2 x (19/3 + 29/3) 2 x (6 + 10) 1 x (53/9 + 91/9) 1 x (17/3 + 31/3) 3 x (50/9 + 94/9) 1 x (16/3 + 16/3 + 16/3) Reassemble as 16 sticks of length 19 like this: 2 x (28/3 + 29/3) 2 x (9 + 10) 1 x (80/9 + 91/9) 1 x (26/3 + 31/3) 3 x (77/9 + 94/9) 1 x (17/3 + 53/9 + 67/9) 1 x (50/9 + 19/3 + 64/9) 2 x (50/9 + 6 + 67/9) 2 x (16/3 + 20/3 + 7) 1 x (16/3 + 19/3 + 22/3)