25 into 9 best min fragment found: 4 Cut up 25 sticks of length 9 like this: 25 x (4 + 5) Reassemble as 9 sticks of length 25 like this: 4 x (5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5) 5 x (4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 5)