Introduction to Programming using Python 1st Edition

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ISBN 10: 0132747189
ISBN 13: 978-0-13274-718-9

Chapter 10 - Lists - Section 10.11 - Sorting Lists - Check Point - MyProgrammingLab - Page 343: 10.24

Answer

Change the variable name of currentMin to currentMax and currentMinIndex to currentMaxIndex at all places. Also change the > sign to < sign in 9th line. Now the function will sort in decreasing order.

Work Step by Step

For sorting in decreasing order, instead of finding the minimum element and then putting that in front we need to find the maximum element and put that in front. We can do this by changing the function as mentioned above.
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