26 into 14 best min fragment found: 16/3 Cut up 26 sticks of length 14 like this: 2 x (83/12 + 85/12) 2 x (77/12 + 91/12) 2 x (25/4 + 31/4) 2 x (23/4 + 33/4) 2 x (67/12 + 101/12) 16 x (16/3 + 26/3) Reassemble as 14 sticks of length 26 like this: 4 x (26/3 + 26/3 + 26/3) 2 x (16/3 + 23/4 + 25/4 + 26/3) 2 x (16/3 + 67/12 + 77/12 + 26/3) 2 x (16/3 + 16/3 + 91/12 + 31/4) 2 x (16/3 + 16/3 + 85/12 + 33/4) 2 x (16/3 + 16/3 + 83/12 + 101/12)