22 into 8 best min fragment found: 18/5 Cut up 22 sticks of length 8 like this: 2 x (4 + 4) 20 x (18/5 + 22/5) Reassemble as 8 sticks of length 22 like this: 4 x (22/5 + 22/5 + 22/5 + 22/5 + 22/5) 4 x (18/5 + 18/5 + 18/5 + 18/5 + 18/5 + 4)