Two divs side by side - Fluid display

Question

I am trying to place two divs side by side and using the following CSS for it.

#left {
  float: left;
  width: 65%;
          


        

Answer 1

Here's my answer for those that are Googling:

CSS:

.column {
    float: left;
    width: 50%;
}

/* Clear floats after the columns */
.container:after {
    content: "";
    display: table;
    clear: both;
}

Here's the HTML: