23 into 14 best min fragment found: 17/3 Cut up 23 sticks of length 14 like this: 1 x (7 + 7) 6 x (19/3 + 23/3) 4 x (6 + 8) 12 x (17/3 + 25/3) Reassemble as 14 sticks of length 23 like this: 2 x (23/3 + 23/3 + 23/3) 2 x (7 + 8 + 8) 6 x (19/3 + 25/3 + 25/3) 4 x (17/3 + 17/3 + 17/3 + 6)