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Posted by Patsy Tisdale
Patsy Tisdale
5,049 Points

The Box Model

The third challenge is:

Currently, the width of the div with the class main is set to 400px, but the padding applied is adding an extra 40 pixels to its total width. Add a property that forces the padding into the width of the div.

My solution was this:

box-sizing: border-box;

This was the solution provided in the lesson, but it was marked wrong. Can someone tell me why?

4 Answers

David Tonge
PLUS
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 Points
David Tonge
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 Points

Is it possible for you to tell us exactly which challenge it is?

Patsy Tisdale
Patsy Tisdale
5,049 Points

It was the challenge on width, height, and overflow properties, but I have it right now. Thanks.

Dillon Patel
Dillon Patel
4,025 Points
Dillon Patel
Dillon Patel
4,025 Points

I just completed that and that's the answer I used. Make sure the whole rule is correct.

.main {
     box-sizing: border-box;
}
Patsy Tisdale
Patsy Tisdale
5,049 Points
Patsy Tisdale
Patsy Tisdale
5,049 Points

I may have left off the .main. I will check. Thanks!

Patsy Tisdale
Patsy Tisdale
5,049 Points
Patsy Tisdale
Patsy Tisdale
5,049 Points

It worked. Thanks again.