John and Ernest are close friends.ernest is 5 years younger than John. in ten years John's age will be 3 times Ernest age. Find their ages.

Answer 1

present ages:
John ---- x
Ernie --- x-5

in 10 years:
John --- x+10
Ernie --- x-5 + 10 = x+5

x+10 = 3(x+5)

solve for x and you will see that this question is bogus,
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Answer 2

How come the answer is like that