24 into 9 best min fragment found: 4
  Cut up 24 sticks of length 9 like this:
    6 x (25/6 + 29/6)
    18 x (4 + 5)
  Reassemble as 9 sticks of length 24 like this:
    6 x (25/6 + 29/6 + 5 + 5 + 5)
    3 x (4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4)