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Methee Saengow
5,474 PointsAbout the floated divs' width actual size do not match with the size of 46.5%
About the floated divs' width actual size do not match with the size of 46.5% Hi, in the video we have specified the size of the floated .resort and .tips classes to be 46.5%
The .resort and .tips classes both have the same div parent with the class named .secondary-content in which the max-width had been prior specified at 960px.
The floated. resort and .tips classes take up the space of 46.5% of the 960px of the parent div. Then it means the size of each floated should be 446.4px but i use the chrome to inspect the 2 floated elements and found that the width of each floated div is only 399.9 px.
Just would like to have some guidance from friends or teacher here:
Are the width specify to both .resort and .tips relative to div with the class "secondary-content" ? Why the width of both floated divs are 399.9px not 446.4 ? It seems both floated divs have margin to each other which may make the width not 446.4px I am very new to css and web design, please help me
Methee S.
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,261 PointsJust because the max-width has been specified doesn't guarantee that the parent is that size, some other constraints might be making it smaller. Did you check that?
And to facilitate a complete analysis, make a snapshot of your workspace and post the link to it here.
Methee Saengow
5,474 PointsMethee Saengow
5,474 PointsSteven Parker Thank you very much for your comment !!
I have made a snap shot and the link to my snapshot is provided below: https://w.trhou.se/79xewuj0je
Thanks a lot
Methee S.
Steven Parker
231,261 PointsSteven Parker
231,261 PointsSince "
box-sizing: border-box" is being set for all elements (line 4 of "style.css"), the 960px max-width setting applies to the outside of the .secondary-content container. And since it has 50px padding on both sides, that reduces the available content area to 860px.Then, 46.5% of that content area is 399.9px, which is the value you are getting.