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HTML
<div id="parent">
<div id="left"></div>
<div id="right"></div>
</div>
CSS
#parent{
background:gray;
width:49%;
height:400px;
}
#left{
float:left;
background:blue;
height:30px;
}
#right{
float:left;
width:250px;
background:red;
height:30px;
}
JavaScript
function rem() {
var parentw = $('#parent').width();
var rightw = $('#right').width();
$('#left').width(parentw - rightw - 1);
}
rem();
$(window).resize(rem)