26 into 16 best min fragment found: 13/2 Cut up 26 sticks of length 16 like this: 4 x (15/2 + 17/2) 6 x (7 + 9) 16 x (13/2 + 19/2) Reassemble as 16 sticks of length 26 like this: 2 x (17/2 + 17/2 + 9) 4 x (15/2 + 9 + 19/2) 6 x (7 + 19/2 + 19/2) 4 x (13/2 + 13/2 + 13/2 + 13/2)