21 into 11 best min fragment found: 4 Cut up 21 sticks of length 11 like this: 6 x (5 + 6) 9 x (100/21 + 131/21) 6 x (4 + 7) Reassemble as 11 sticks of length 21 like this: 2 x (7 + 7 + 7) 3 x (100/21 + 5 + 5 + 131/21) 6 x (4 + 100/21 + 6 + 131/21)