23 into 18 best min fragment found: 19/3 Cut up 23 sticks of length 18 like this: 1 x (9 + 9) 2 x (25/3 + 29/3) 2 x (8 + 10) 2 x (23/3 + 31/3) 8 x (20/3 + 34/3) 8 x (19/3 + 35/3) Reassemble as 18 sticks of length 23 like this: 8 x (34/3 + 35/3) 2 x (20/3 + 8 + 25/3) 2 x (20/3 + 20/3 + 29/3) 2 x (19/3 + 23/3 + 9) 2 x (19/3 + 20/3 + 10) 2 x (19/3 + 19/3 + 31/3)