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CSS CSS Selectors Advanced Selectors :nth Pseudo-Class Challenge

Chibueze Oti
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Chibueze Oti
Courses Plus Student 9,108 Points
Posted by Chibueze Oti
Chibueze Oti
Courses Plus Student 9,108 Points

In the media query, create a pseudo-class selector that targets the fourth img child element first, then every third img

In the media query, create a pseudo-class selector that targets the fourth img child element first, then every third img that follows. Then, add a clear property that clears the left float.

style.css 
/* Write the CSS in the media query below */

@media (min-width: 607px) {

  img{
    float: left;
  }

  img:nth-child(4n+3)
  {
    clear: left;
  }

}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Selectors</title>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <img src="thumb-forest.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-resort.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-trees.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-falls.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-view.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-sunset.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-lake.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-beach.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-bay.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-peaks.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-falls.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-resort.jpg" alt="">
</body>
</html>
Mauricio Hernandez
Mauricio Hernandez
7,208 Points

Thank you and have a blessed day.

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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You're doing great! I don't think you can get any closer without actually getting it correct. You managed to to reverse the placement of the 4 and the 3. Take a look!

  img:nth-child(3n+4) {
    clear: left;
  }

So when the item is 0... the first element to be cleared will be 0 times 3 (which is 0) plus 4. The first item to be cleared will be 4 and every 3rd after that. Your code says the opposite. The first item to be cleared would be 3 and then every 4th item after that. The number after the plus is our starting point. The number before the n is every nth item. Hope that helps!

edited for typos

Mauricio Hernandez
Mauricio Hernandez
7,208 Points

Thank you and have a blessed day.