PLEAS HELP!CSS Selectors challenge 3/10

Question

The prompt is: Add a type selector to make all of the paragraph tags the background color black and text white.

This is what Im typing:

p { color:white; background-color:black; }

and its not working it says: "Those weren't the values we were looking for."

I have tried many different ways and nothing works. Besides, thats how the video had it.

Answer 1 · 2013-01-24T03:39:14Z

January 24, 2013 3:39am

Try typing it in a different format, I find sometimes the way you type affects how the program reads your answers.

p {
    color: white;
    background-color: black;
}

Answer 2 · 2013-01-24T03:47:31Z

January 24, 2013 3:47am

Thanks for your help! I tried it the way you did above and it still gives me the same stupid response.

Answer 3 · 2013-01-24T03:55:40Z

January 24, 2013 3:55am

I'll take a look, which challenge is it you're on? I'm assuming under CSS Foundations?

Answer 4 · 2013-01-24T04:00:03Z

January 24, 2013 4:00am

Im on: CSS Foundations - Selectors -CSS Selectors challenge task #3

Answer 5 · 2013-01-24T04:01:20Z

January 24, 2013 4:01am

It looks like it is working for me, the code you should have entered from tasks 1, 2 and 3 should be:

* { background-color: white; }

h2 { color: blue; }

p { color: white; background-color: black; }

Answer 6 · 2013-01-24T04:38:38Z

January 24, 2013 4:38am

Thanks, it finally worked! I had everything typed up like you, but it wasn't working, so I just went back and restarted the challenge from task 1!

THANK YOU

Answer 7 · 2013-01-24T04:44:03Z

January 24, 2013 4:44am

Glad to hear it worked!

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