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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Understanding Values and Units Pixels and Percentages

Posted by Natasha Alonso
Natasha Alonso
4,009 Points

Challenge Question: 3 of 3 of Units

Challenge QuestionFinally, let's reduce the width of the main-content div. Give it a width value that takes up 75 percent of its container's width. I wrote .main-content { width: 75% }

Sebastian Astill
Sebastian Astill
3,629 Points

That's correct but it fails if you forget the semi-colon.

.main-content { width: 75%; }

2 Answers

Joakim Skansen Flatmoen
PLUS
Joakim Skansen Flatmoen
Courses Plus Student 24,223 Points
Joakim Skansen Flatmoen
Joakim Skansen Flatmoen
Courses Plus Student 24,223 Points 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.title {
font-size: 26px;
}
h2 {
  font-size: 53px;
}

.main-content {
  width: 75%;
}

<span class="title"></span>
Natasha Alonso
Natasha Alonso
4,009 Points
Natasha Alonso
Natasha Alonso
4,009 Points

Thank you Sebastian and Joakim!!