26 into 11 best min fragment found: 9/2 Cut up 26 sticks of length 11 like this: 2 x (11/2 + 11/2) 4 x (5 + 6) 20 x (9/2 + 13/2) Reassemble as 11 sticks of length 26 like this: 3 x (13/2 + 13/2 + 13/2 + 13/2) 4 x (9/2 + 9/2 + 5 + 11/2 + 13/2) 4 x (9/2 + 9/2 + 9/2 + 6 + 13/2)