25 into 22 best min fragment found: 23/3 Cut up 25 sticks of length 22 like this: 1 x (11 + 11) 6 x (32/3 + 34/3) 2 x (29/3 + 37/3) 2 x (28/3 + 38/3) 6 x (25/3 + 41/3) 2 x (8 + 14) 6 x (23/3 + 43/3) Reassemble as 22 sticks of length 25 like this: 2 x (37/3 + 38/3) 6 x (34/3 + 41/3) 2 x (11 + 14) 6 x (32/3 + 43/3) 2 x (25/3 + 25/3 + 25/3) 2 x (23/3 + 8 + 28/3) 2 x (23/3 + 23/3 + 29/3)