The phrase "answer to the problem of the" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing solutions or responses to a specific issue or challenge.
Example: "The researchers proposed an innovative answer to the problem of the declining bee population."
Alternatives: "solution to the issue of the" or "response to the challenge of the".
Nobody has so far asked me, but I figure I have the answer to the problem of the philosopher-king.
One little protected zone is no answer to the problem of the Serbs in the north or the impunity of violence everywhere in Kosovo".
Mr Thiel is right to reserve some of his harshest criticism for the energy sector's lacklustre record on innovation; but given the right market conditions it is not entirely hopeless.Perhaps the most radical answer to the problem of the 1970s slowdown is that it was due to globalisation.
But if you don't want strikes, it is up to you to provide a better answer to the problem of the bully employer who can tear up contracts and impose unilateral changes to working conditions knowing that workers have no option but to accept, and no meaningful legal redress in the courts.
The results obtained give a partial answer to the problem of the removal of the strict fixed point set condition, which is usually imposed on multivalued mappings.
Contemporary contractarian theory has a different sort of answer to the problem of the fool, invoking not the threat of the sovereign's punishment, but the advantage of promise-keeping as a cooperative endeavor.
It's a better answer to the problem of succession than some others.
Once again, the answer to the problem of campaign finance is to "just say no".
— Eric Asimov Fast Company: Could recycled shipping containers help provide an answer to the problem of food deserts?
The OECD sees these agreements as the answer to the problem of tax-dodging.
A new cab in Tokyo has the answer to the problem of forgetful passengers.
