23 into 9 best min fragment found: 23/6 Cut up 23 sticks of length 9 like this: 1 x (9/2 + 9/2) 2 x (13/3 + 14/3) 2 x (25/6 + 29/6) 2 x (4 + 5) 16 x (23/6 + 31/6) Reassemble as 9 sticks of length 23 like this: 2 x (23/6 + 13/3 + 9/2 + 31/6 + 31/6) 2 x (23/6 + 25/6 + 14/3 + 31/6 + 31/6) 2 x (23/6 + 4 + 29/6 + 31/6 + 31/6) 2 x (23/6 + 23/6 + 5 + 31/6 + 31/6) 1 x (23/6 + 23/6 + 23/6 + 23/6 + 23/6 + 23/6)