28 into 20 best min fragment found: 20/3 Cut up 28 sticks of length 20 like this: 8 x (28/3 + 32/3) 8 x (8 + 12) 12 x (20/3 + 20/3 + 20/3) Reassemble as 20 sticks of length 28 like this: 4 x (20/3 + 32/3 + 32/3) 8 x (20/3 + 28/3 + 12) 8 x (20/3 + 20/3 + 20/3 + 8)