20 into 19 best min fragment found: 13/2 Cut up 20 sticks of length 19 like this: 2 x (19/2 + 19/2) 2 x (9 + 10) 4 x (17/2 + 21/2) 2 x (8 + 11) 4 x (15/2 + 23/2) 2 x (7 + 12) 4 x (13/2 + 25/2) Reassemble as 19 sticks of length 20 like this: 1 x (10 + 10) 4 x (19/2 + 21/2) 2 x (9 + 11) 4 x (17/2 + 23/2) 2 x (8 + 12) 4 x (15/2 + 25/2) 2 x (13/2 + 13/2 + 7)