Question

Jamie wants to have two divs lined up side by side but not touching which attribute can she use to specify how much of the screen the divs take up?

Answer 1

Jamie can use the CSS `width` property to specify how much of the screen each div should take up. Additionally, to ensure that the divs are lined up side by side and not touching, she can use the `margin` property to add space between them.

Here’s a simple example:

```html
<div class="box1"></div>
<div class="box2"></div>
```

```css
.box1 {
width: 45%; /* Set width of the first div */
height: 100px; /* Set height to make it visible */
background-color: red;
margin-right: 5%; /* Add space between the divs */
float: left; /* Aligns the div to the left */
}

.box2 {
width: 45%; /* Set width of the second div */
height: 100px; /* Set height to make it visible */
background-color: blue;
float: left; /* Aligns the div to the left */
}
```

In this example:
- Both divs are set to 45% of the container width, leaving room for the margins.
- A `margin-right` of 5% is added to the first div to create space between the two divs.
- Using `float: left;` allows them to sit next to each other.

Alternatively, if Jamie prefers a more modern approach, she could use CSS Flexbox or Grid layout to achieve a similar effect without using floats.

Here’s an example using Flexbox:

```css
.container {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between; /* Creates space between the items */
}

.box1, .box2 {
width: 45%; /* Same as before */
height: 100px;
}
```

In this case, both `.box1` and `.box2` would be placed in a parent `.container` div that has the `display: flex;` property, and `justify-content: space-between;` creates space between them automatically.