Setting a div's height in HTML with CSS

Question

I am trying to lay out a table-like page with two columns. I want the rightmost column to dock to the right of the page, and this column should have a distinct background c

Answer 1

.rightfloat {
  color: red;
  background-color: #BBBBBB;
  float: right;
  width: 200px;
}

.left {
  font-size: 20pt;
}

.separator {
  clear: both;
  width: 100%;
  border-top: 1px solid black;
}

  

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