27 into 17 best min fragment found: 27/4 Cut up 27 sticks of length 17 like this: 1 x (17/2 + 17/2) 2 x (33/4 + 35/4) 2 x (8 + 9) 2 x (31/4 + 37/4) 2 x (15/2 + 19/2) 2 x (29/4 + 39/4) 2 x (7 + 10) 14 x (27/4 + 41/4) Reassemble as 17 sticks of length 27 like this: 2 x (33/4 + 17/2 + 41/4) 2 x (8 + 35/4 + 41/4) 2 x (31/4 + 9 + 41/4) 2 x (15/2 + 37/4 + 41/4) 2 x (29/4 + 19/2 + 41/4) 2 x (7 + 39/4 + 41/4) 2 x (27/4 + 10 + 41/4) 3 x (27/4 + 27/4 + 27/4 + 27/4)