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CSS Sass Basics Write Smart and Efficient CSS with Sass Create a Function for Flexbox Layout

Posted by vamosrope14
vamosrope14
14,932 Points

Why does it make sense to multiply the number of items by the gutter value,as if they are linearly dependent?

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1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points

There's gutter space around each of the items, so the total space taken up by the gutters is the space of one multiplied by the number of items.

vamosrope14
vamosrope14
14,932 Points

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points

The video example uses $gutter to represent one side, then converts it to percent and multiplies it by 2 to get $g-pct which represents both sides. That's the value that is multiplied by $items.