my @sorted_numbers = sort {$a <=> $b} @numbers #### #!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; use List::Tuples qw(:all); use Data::Dumper::Concise; my @numbers = qw(10 1 12 5 20 7); my @sorted_numbers = sort { $a <=> $b } @numbers; my @tuples = tuples[2] => (@sorted_numbers); print Dumper(@tuples);