26 into 23 best min fragment found: 8 Cut up 26 sticks of length 23 like this: 8 x (11 + 12) 2 x (10 + 13) 8 x (9 + 14) 8 x (8 + 15) Reassemble as 23 sticks of length 26 like this: 1 x (13 + 13) 8 x (12 + 14) 8 x (11 + 15) 4 x (8 + 9 + 9) 2 x (8 + 8 + 10)