26 into 12 best min fragment found: 26/5 Cut up 26 sticks of length 12 like this: 6 x (28/5 + 32/5) 20 x (26/5 + 34/5) Reassemble as 12 sticks of length 26 like this: 2 x (32/5 + 32/5 + 32/5 + 34/5) 6 x (28/5 + 34/5 + 34/5 + 34/5) 4 x (26/5 + 26/5 + 26/5 + 26/5 + 26/5)