How to create side by side sections using DIV tag

<table> <tr> <td> <div style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px;height:50px;width=150px;background-color:#0000ff"> LEFT</div> <div style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:150px;height:50px;width=500px;background-color:#00ff00"> right</div> </td> </tr> </table>