20 into 9 best min fragment found: 4 Cut up 20 sticks of length 9 like this: 20 x (4 + 5) Reassemble as 9 sticks of length 20 like this: 5 x (5 + 5 + 5 + 5) 4 x (4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4)