24 into 11 best min fragment found: 19/4 Cut up 24 sticks of length 11 like this: 2 x (11/2 + 11/2) 2 x (21/4 + 23/4) 4 x (5 + 6) 16 x (19/4 + 25/4) Reassemble as 11 sticks of length 24 like this: 1 x (23/4 + 23/4 + 25/4 + 25/4) 4 x (11/2 + 6 + 25/4 + 25/4) 2 x (21/4 + 25/4 + 25/4 + 25/4) 4 x (19/4 + 19/4 + 19/4 + 19/4 + 5)