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answer; reply; response
answer; solution; result
「答え」 has another reading with different meanings.
reply; response
問題もんだいの答えこたえが分からわからなかった。
I didn't know the answer to the problem.
先生せんせいに答えこたえを聞いきいてみよう。
Let's ask the teacher for the answer.
正しいただしい答えこたえは一ひとつだけではない。
There isn't just one correct answer.