5 into 3 best min fragment found: 5/4 Cut up 5 sticks of length 3 like this: 1 x (3/2 + 3/2) 4 x (5/4 + 7/4) Reassemble as 3 sticks of length 5 like this: 2 x (3/2 + 7/4 + 7/4) 1 x (5/4 + 5/4 + 5/4 + 5/4)