23 into 11 best min fragment found: 23/5 Cut up 23 sticks of length 11 like this: 4 x (26/5 + 29/5) 9 x (5 + 6) 10 x (23/5 + 32/5) Reassemble as 11 sticks of length 23 like this: 3 x (5 + 6 + 6 + 6) 2 x (5 + 29/5 + 29/5 + 32/5) 4 x (5 + 26/5 + 32/5 + 32/5) 2 x (23/5 + 23/5 + 23/5 + 23/5 + 23/5)