7 into 4 best min fragment found: 5/3 Cut up 7 sticks of length 4 like this: 1 x (2 + 2) 6 x (5/3 + 7/3) Reassemble as 4 sticks of length 7 like this: 2 x (7/3 + 7/3 + 7/3) 2 x (5/3 + 5/3 + 5/3 + 2)