diff --git a/sorting and basics/findMinMax.py b/sorting and basics/findMinMax.py
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+#MAX ALGORITHM
+def findMin(list):
+	
+	minVal = list[0]
+	
+	for i in range(0, len(list)):
+		if list[i] < minVal:
+			minVal = list[i]
+	return minVal
+
+#MAX ALGORITHM
+def findMax(list):
+	
+	maxVal = list[0]
+	
+	for i in range(0, len(list)):
+		if list[i] > maxVal:
+			maxVal = list[i]
+	return maxVal	
+
+
+#TEST	
+test_list = [9, 8, 23, 1, 200, 10, 90, 11]
+print('The smallest elements is : {}'.format(findMin(test_list)))
+print('The largest elements is : {}'.format(findMax(test_list)))