Using the <problem> tag

Description

The problem tag is used to present a question or task to the reader. The problem and optional solution tags appear inside the exercise tag to present a question or task and an answer, respectively, to the reader.

Example

This CNXML:


<exercise id="texas-exercise">
  <problem id="texas-problem">
    <para id="texas-problem-para">
      What is the capital of Texas?
    </para>
  </problem>
  <solution id="texas-solution">
    <para id="texas-solution-para">
      Austin is the capital of Texas.
    </para>
  </solution>
</exercise>

Results in this display:

Exercise 1

What is the capital of Texas?

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Attributes(what's this?)

type (optional): Defines the type of problem. Type can be any user-defined value that reflects the purpose of the problem.
id (required): A unique identifier, whose value must begin with a letter and contain only letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores, colons, and/or periods (no spaces).

Children(what's this?)

label (one, optional), title (one, optional), section, definition, example, figure, code, preformat, quote, note, media, list, table, rule, equation, exercise, para

Parents(what's this?)

exercise

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