How can you write a sorting algorithm for three intergers in simple english terms before it is translated into C?

Answer 1

Do the three integers come in an array or in three distinct variables?

Can you clarify if the sorting algorithm should work for 3 (and no more) or is it a general algorithm that you are supposed to do?

A general one is not much more complicated, but requires the use of for-loops.

Answer 2

For a general sorting using bubble sort (the simplest and the slowest):

N=number of items
A(i)=item i from array A

loop i from 1 to N-1
loop j from i+1 to N
if(A(i)>A(j)) exchange A(i) and A(j)
end loop j
end loop i