28 into 25 best min fragment found: 25/3 Cut up 28 sticks of length 25 like this: 2 x (37/3 + 38/3) 2 x (12 + 13) 2 x (35/3 + 40/3) 2 x (34/3 + 41/3) 2 x (11 + 14) 2 x (32/3 + 43/3) 2 x (31/3 + 44/3) 2 x (10 + 15) 2 x (29/3 + 46/3) 2 x (28/3 + 47/3) 2 x (9 + 16) 2 x (26/3 + 49/3) 4 x (25/3 + 25/3 + 25/3) Reassemble as 25 sticks of length 28 like this: 1 x (14 + 14) 2 x (41/3 + 43/3) 2 x (40/3 + 44/3) 2 x (13 + 15) 2 x (38/3 + 46/3) 2 x (37/3 + 47/3) 2 x (12 + 16) 2 x (35/3 + 49/3) 2 x (25/3 + 29/3 + 10) 2 x (25/3 + 28/3 + 31/3) 2 x (25/3 + 9 + 32/3) 2 x (25/3 + 26/3 + 11) 2 x (25/3 + 25/3 + 34/3)