23 into 10 best min fragment found: 17/4 Cut up 23 sticks of length 10 like this: 1 x (5 + 5) 2 x (19/4 + 21/4) 2 x (9/2 + 11/2) 18 x (17/4 + 23/4) Reassemble as 10 sticks of length 23 like this: 4 x (23/4 + 23/4 + 23/4 + 23/4) 2 x (17/4 + 17/4 + 17/4 + 5 + 21/4) 2 x (17/4 + 17/4 + 17/4 + 19/4 + 11/2) 2 x (17/4 + 17/4 + 17/4 + 9/2 + 23/4)