Using grid column to control spacing

Tell us what’s happening:

i am trying to figure out how i can control the spacing such that it spans through the last 2 columns

Your code so far


<style>
.item1{background:LightSkyBlue;}
.item2{background:LightSalmon;}
.item3{background:PaleTurquoise;}
.item4{background:LightPink;}

.item5 {
  background: PaleGreen;
  /* Only change code below this line */
grid-column:  / 3;

  /* Only change code above this line */
}

.container {
  font-size: 40px;
  min-height: 300px;
  width: 100%;
  background: LightGray;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  grid-gap: 10px;
}
</style>

<div class="container">
<div class="item1">1</div>
<div class="item2">2</div>
<div class="item3">3</div>
<div class="item4">4</div>
<div class="item5">5</div>
</div>

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Challenge: Use grid-column to Control Spacing

Link to the challenge:


Take a look at this image from the example. Which column line do you need to start on, and which do you need to end on?

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