How to place two divs next to each other?

Answer 1

here is the solution:

#wrapper {
    width: 500px;
    border: 1px solid black;
    overflow: auto; /* so the size of the wrapper is alway the size of the longest content */
}
#first {
    float: left;
    width: 300px;
    border: 1px solid red;
}
#second {
    border: 1px solid green;
    margin: 0 0 0 302px; /* considering the border you need to use a margin so the content does not float under the first div*/
}

your demo updated;

http://jsfiddle.net/dqC8t/1/