Sorting a mixed array of numbers and strings

JavaScript
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@JeremyLT and @jwilkins.oboe , thank you so much for the quick responses!
I apologize for my late reply, but I really appreciate your advice!

Your advice harkens back to good 'ol CS fundamentals which I should not forget-- break things down into smaller problems!

This code seemed to work for me, although it may not be super elegant!

// problem:  Sort this array:
let myarr1 = [1, 'ss', 11, 2, 'aa'];
//           expected output:
//           [ 1, 2, 11, 'aa', 'ss' ]
// extra test cases if you need them:
//let myarr2 = ['zzz', 1, 's', 11, 2, 'a', 111];
// solution:
function compareNumbers(a, b) {
  //console.log('a: ' + a);
  //console.log('b: ' + b);
  //console.log('-------');
  if (typeof a === 'number' && typeof b === 'number') {
    return a - b;
  }
  // check for num vs string
  if (typeof a === 'number' && typeof b === 'string') {
    return -1;
  }
  // check for string vs num
  if (typeof a === 'string' && typeof b === 'number') {
    return 1;
  }
  // check for string vs string
  if (typeof a === 'string' && typeof b === 'string') {
    if (a < b) return -1;
    else return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}
myarr1.sort(compareNumbers);
console.log(myarr1);

Again, thanks everyone for your help! I appreciate you greatly!

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