29 into 12 best min fragment found: 19/4 Cut up 29 sticks of length 12 like this: 1 x (6 + 6) 4 x (21/4 + 27/4) 4 x (5 + 7) 20 x (19/4 + 29/4) Reassemble as 12 sticks of length 29 like this: 2 x (29/4 + 29/4 + 29/4 + 29/4) 2 x (19/4 + 19/4 + 6 + 27/4 + 27/4) 4 x (19/4 + 19/4 + 21/4 + 7 + 29/4) 4 x (19/4 + 19/4 + 5 + 29/4 + 29/4)