23 into 8 best min fragment found: 17/5 Cut up 23 sticks of length 8 like this: 1 x (4 + 4) 4 x (18/5 + 22/5) 18 x (17/5 + 23/5) Reassemble as 8 sticks of length 23 like this: 2 x (23/5 + 23/5 + 23/5 + 23/5 + 23/5) 2 x (17/5 + 17/5 + 17/5 + 4 + 22/5 + 22/5) 4 x (17/5 + 17/5 + 17/5 + 18/5 + 23/5 + 23/5)