It does seem like it's a non-obvious and circuitous path to get to the resolution.
1. Ask question that isn't currently answered.
2. Get closed as "answer already exists"
3. Go back and forth in edits.
4. Get question opened, answered, and closed again.
5. A bounty, for which they didn't have the points themselves, added to other question.
6. The answer to their question gets added to the other question.