19 into 7 best min fragment found: 25/8 Cut up 19 sticks of length 7 like this: 1 x (7/2 + 7/2) 2 x (27/8 + 29/8) 2 x (13/4 + 15/4) 14 x (25/8 + 31/8) Reassemble as 7 sticks of length 19 like this: 2 x (29/8 + 15/4 + 31/8 + 31/8 + 31/8) 2 x (7/2 + 31/8 + 31/8 + 31/8 + 31/8) 1 x (25/8 + 25/8 + 25/8 + 25/8 + 13/4 + 13/4) 2 x (25/8 + 25/8 + 25/8 + 25/8 + 25/8 + 27/8)