26 into 10 best min fragment found: 13/3 Cut up 26 sticks of length 10 like this: 2 x (5 + 5) 4 x (14/3 + 16/3) 20 x (13/3 + 17/3) Reassemble as 10 sticks of length 26 like this: 4 x (13/3 + 5 + 16/3 + 17/3 + 17/3) 4 x (13/3 + 14/3 + 17/3 + 17/3 + 17/3) 2 x (13/3 + 13/3 + 13/3 + 13/3 + 13/3 + 13/3)