30 into 29 best min fragment found: 10 Cut up 30 sticks of length 29 like this: 6 x (14 + 15) 6 x (13 + 16) 6 x (12 + 17) 6 x (11 + 18) 6 x (10 + 19) Reassemble as 29 sticks of length 30 like this: 3 x (15 + 15) 6 x (14 + 16) 6 x (13 + 17) 6 x (12 + 18) 6 x (11 + 19) 2 x (10 + 10 + 10)