19 into 9 best min fragment found: 19/5 Cut up 19 sticks of length 9 like this: 2 x (22/5 + 23/5) 2 x (21/5 + 24/5) 2 x (4 + 5) 13 x (19/5 + 26/5) Reassemble as 9 sticks of length 19 like this: 2 x (21/5 + 22/5 + 26/5 + 26/5) 2 x (4 + 23/5 + 26/5 + 26/5) 1 x (19/5 + 5 + 5 + 26/5) 2 x (19/5 + 24/5 + 26/5 + 26/5) 2 x (19/5 + 19/5 + 19/5 + 19/5 + 19/5)