23 into 20 best min fragment found: 7 Cut up 23 sticks of length 20 like this: 5 x (10 + 10) 4 x (9 + 11) 4 x (8 + 12) 10 x (7 + 13) Reassemble as 20 sticks of length 23 like this: 4 x (11 + 12) 10 x (10 + 13) 2 x (7 + 8 + 8) 4 x (7 + 7 + 9)