29 into 15 best min fragment found: 16/3 Cut up 29 sticks of length 15 like this: 3 x (22/3 + 23/3) 3 x (20/3 + 25/3) 3 x (19/3 + 26/3) 1 x (6 + 9) 2 x (17/3 + 28/3) 17 x (16/3 + 29/3) Reassemble as 15 sticks of length 29 like this: 2 x (29/3 + 29/3 + 29/3) 3 x (16/3 + 20/3 + 22/3 + 29/3) 3 x (16/3 + 19/3 + 23/3 + 29/3) 1 x (16/3 + 6 + 25/3 + 28/3) 2 x (16/3 + 17/3 + 25/3 + 29/3) 1 x (16/3 + 16/3 + 9 + 28/3) 3 x (16/3 + 16/3 + 26/3 + 29/3)