28 into 16 best min fragment found: 20/3 Cut up 28 sticks of length 16 like this: 4 x (8 + 8) 24 x (20/3 + 28/3) Reassemble as 16 sticks of length 28 like this: 8 x (28/3 + 28/3 + 28/3) 8 x (20/3 + 20/3 + 20/3 + 8)