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fleurdelys
2,432 PointsCSS: Adaptive Layouts With Media Queries Video--using percentage values for columns
In the video Adaptive Layouts with Media Queries, the widths for the columns Main and Secondary are assigned very specific percentages for their widths for tablet size screens and I'm wondering why those specific numbers were chosen (for example why wasn't the margin-left set at 2% and the other columns just 2/3 and 1/3 of the remaining 98% (65.3333333333333333 and 32.6666666666666667)
These are the values given in the video: [ @media only screen and (min-width: 481px) { .col { float: left; } .main { width: 65.957446808511%; } .secondary { width: 31.914893617021%; margin-left: 2.127659574468% } }]
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giselle gonzalez
10,903 Pointsdo not worry about those percentages as accurate, sometimes teachers do this, is they way to work, it doesn't mean it should be your way to work when working with media query values are given in percent for when changing screen size the page will fit. try this 66% width and 32%, with 2% margin-left. Really nothing changes
@media only screen and (min-width: 481px) { .col { float: left; } .main { width: 66%; } .secondary { width: 32%; margin-left: 2% } }]