function findKthSmallestNumber(arr: number[], k: number): number {
arr.sort((a, b) => a - b); // Numeric ascending sort
return arr[k - 1];
}
const arr: number[] = [42, 90, 21, 30, 37, 81, 45];
const k: number = 3;
const result: number = findKthSmallestNumber(arr, k);
console.log(result);
/*
run:
37
*/