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[nawee]

Hello,

Do we need "the" if "problems" refer to 'problems in general' and the whole sentence is a generalisation?

This will help find solutions to (the) problems.

Thank you,

Nawee

[Mister Micawber]

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No, you don't-- unless the problems have been mentioned earlier in the discussion.
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