23 into 16 best min fragment found: 16/3 Cut up 23 sticks of length 16 like this: 1 x (8 + 8) 2 x (23/3 + 25/3) 2 x (22/3 + 26/3) 2 x (7 + 9) 2 x (20/3 + 28/3) 2 x (19/3 + 29/3) 2 x (6 + 10) 2 x (17/3 + 31/3) 8 x (16/3 + 16/3 + 16/3) Reassemble as 16 sticks of length 23 like this: 2 x (16/3 + 26/3 + 9) 2 x (16/3 + 25/3 + 28/3) 2 x (16/3 + 8 + 29/3) 2 x (16/3 + 23/3 + 10) 2 x (16/3 + 22/3 + 31/3) 2 x (16/3 + 16/3 + 6 + 19/3) 2 x (16/3 + 16/3 + 17/3 + 20/3) 2 x (16/3 + 16/3 + 16/3 + 7)