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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Understanding Values and Units Styling the Intro Paragraph

Elijah Njeri
Elijah Njeri
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Posted by Elijah Njeri
Elijah Njeri
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Can't seem to find an answer to this simple quiz..

give intro a unitless line-height that's 1.6 times larger than the font-size value.

The font-size is 1.25em. shouldn't the line-height be 2, as derived by multiplying 1.25 by 1.6?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lake Tahoe</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body> 
    <header id="top" class="main-header">
      <span class="title">Journey Through the Sierra Nevada Mountains</span>
      <h1>Lake Tahoe, California</h1>
    </header>
    <div class="primary-content t-border">
      <p class="intro">
        Lake Tahoe is one of the most <span>breathtaking attractions</span> located in California. It's home to a number of ski resorts, summer outdoor recreation, and tourist attractions. Snow and skiing are a significant part of the area's reputation.
      </p>
      <a href="#more">Find out more</a>
    </div>
    <footer class="main-footer">
      <p>All rights reserved to the state of <a href="#">California</a>.</p>
      <a href="#top">Back to top &raquo;</a>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>
style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.intro {
    font-size: 1.25em;
  line-height: 2;
}

2 Answers

Jamie Reardon
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Hi, the teacher has asked you to give a line-height property value that is 1.6 times larger than the font size of the element. Since the line-height property multiplies the font size value, the answer here would be 1.6 like it says in the question. 

.intro {
font-size: 1.25em;
line-height: 1.6;
}

Here, the line-height property is already multiplying the font size by the given unitless value of 1.6.

Elijah Njeri
Elijah Njeri
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Elijah Njeri
Elijah Njeri
3,175 Points

Hi, I haven't understood the explanation you've given, but 1.6 is the answer...at least I can now proceed. Thanks

Jamie Reardon
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Hi Elijah, the line-height property multiplies whatever value the font size of the element is. If you put 2 for the value of the line height, it is going to therefore multiply the value 1.25em of the font size by 2.

The value 1.6 is multiplying 1.25em by 1.6.