27 into 10 best min fragment found: 9/2 Cut up 27 sticks of length 10 like this: 3 x (5 + 5) 24 x (9/2 + 11/2) Reassemble as 10 sticks of length 27 like this: 6 x (5 + 11/2 + 11/2 + 11/2 + 11/2) 4 x (9/2 + 9/2 + 9/2 + 9/2 + 9/2 + 9/2)