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

Posted by Juanita Von Dwingelo
Juanita Von Dwingelo
12,227 Points

Task 3, in CSS basics lesson on line height - Instructions say to multiply font size (1.25) by 1.6 but can't get right

Im working on the line height lesson in the CSS basic lesson. The code challenge is to determine a line height for a font size of 1.25. The line height is to be 1.6 time the font size. Every answer I've put in has been wrong so Im not sure what Im doing wrong. I've tried multiplying 1.25 by 1.6 and the px value by 1.6 and it is wrong. can anyone give me any insight into what Im doing wrong here?

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;
}

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! This part of the challenge wants you to adjust the line-height with a unitless multiplier. We can do this like this:

  line-height:  1.6;

Hope this helps! :sparkles

Juanita Von Dwingelo
Juanita Von Dwingelo
12,227 Points

Wow - I can't believe it was something that simple, thank you! I was making it way more complicated! Thank you for your help!!