The phrase "a solution for a problem" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing ways to address or resolve an issue or challenge.
Example: "The team presented a solution for a problem that had been affecting productivity in the office."
Alternatives: "an answer to a challenge" or "a remedy for an issue."
Graphene is a solution for a problem we've not yet encountered.
Proponents of restrictive voter ID laws, like the one in Indiana, seek a solution for a problem that doesn't exist.
We believe it is a solution for a problem that Amsterdam does not experience [and]… implies an act of discrimination towards foreigners.
But both SeaWorld and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums say that such sanctuaries would be a solution for a problem that does not exist.
"At this early stage in the incentive auction process," Mr. McDowell said, "it is not apparent that we should stop the progress well under way in the TV white spaces arena to create a solution for a problem — an alleged shortage of unlicensed spectrum in lower spectrum bands — that may never exist".
"It comes down to the psychology of wearable tech products since I think many of them are a problem for a solution, rather than a solution for a problem," Marija Butkovic, co-founder at Women of Wearables (WoW), told me.
Problem solving is a cognitive process of the brain that searches a solution for a given problem or finds a path to reach a given goal.
She and three friends were assigned in October by their science teacher, Brian Mulcahy, to create a solution for a local problem.
He defined brainstorming as "a conference technique by which a group attempts to find a solution for a specific problem by amassing all the ideas spontaneously thought of by its members".
That's where we really see the value, in finding ideas that are not derived from 'automotive think' yet might provide a solution for an automotive problem".
I don't think anyone's under any illusions that we have a solution for a long-term problem.
