JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="mydiv"></div>
JavaScript
$('#mydiv').append( $('<select>' +
'<option value="8.54">8.54</option>' +
'<option value="8.6">8.6</option>' +
'</select>') );
$('#mydiv').append( '<select>' +
'<option value="8.54">8.54</option>' +
'<option value="8.6">8.6</option>' +
'</select>' );
$('#mydiv').append( $('<select></select>').append( '<option value="8.54">8.54</option>', '<option value="8.6">8.6</option>' ) );