LINQ to find the closest number that is greater / less than an input

Question

Suppose I have this number list:

List = new List(){3,5,8,11,12,13,14,21}

Suppose that I want to get the closest number th

Answer 1

closest number below 11:

        int someNumber = 11;
        List list = new List { 3, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21 };

        var intermediate = from i in list
                     where i < someNumber
                     orderby i descending
                     select i;

        var result = intermediate.FirstOrDefault();

closest number above 13:

        int someNumber = 13;
        List list = new List { 3, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21 };

        var intermediate = from i in list
                     where i > someNumber
                     orderby i
                     select i;

        var result = intermediate.FirstOrDefault();