flex-grow specifies the grow factor In other words specifies how much can grow relative to its siblings The greater the value the more it will grow in proportion to its siblings values → number values item1 and item3 will take 25% each of the total width item2 will take 50% of the total width there are in total 4 grow factors (1+2+1)
b - flex-shrink property
flex-shrink specifies the shrink factor if the total size of children are larger than their parent container, they can shrink The greater the value the more it will shrink in proportion to its siblings values → number values item4 and item5 will have 40% each item6 will have 20% there are in total 4 shrink factors(1+1+2)