29 into 20 best min fragment found: 20/3 Cut up 29 sticks of length 20 like this: 1 x (10 + 10) 2 x (29/3 + 31/3) 2 x (28/3 + 32/3) 2 x (9 + 11) 2 x (26/3 + 34/3) 2 x (25/3 + 35/3) 2 x (8 + 12) 2 x (23/3 + 37/3) 2 x (22/3 + 38/3) 2 x (7 + 13) 10 x (20/3 + 20/3 + 20/3) Reassemble as 20 sticks of length 29 like this: 2 x (20/3 + 11 + 34/3) 2 x (20/3 + 32/3 + 35/3) 2 x (20/3 + 31/3 + 12) 2 x (20/3 + 10 + 37/3) 2 x (20/3 + 29/3 + 38/3) 2 x (20/3 + 28/3 + 13) 2 x (20/3 + 20/3 + 23/3 + 8) 2 x (20/3 + 20/3 + 22/3 + 25/3) 2 x (20/3 + 20/3 + 7 + 26/3) 2 x (20/3 + 20/3 + 20/3 + 9)