22 into 20 best min fragment found: 7 Cut up 22 sticks of length 20 like this: 2 x (10 + 10) 8 x (9 + 11) 4 x (8 + 12) 8 x (7 + 13) Reassemble as 20 sticks of length 22 like this: 4 x (11 + 11) 4 x (10 + 12) 8 x (9 + 13) 4 x (7 + 7 + 8)