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Julio's father is 4 times as old as Julio. The sum of their ages is no less than 55. What is the youngest age Julio can be?

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Hello, Julio can be no younger then 11. Hoped I helped! 
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Answer:

11 years

Explanation:

Let the age of Julio is x.

Age of Julio's father = 4 x

According to the question, the sum of their ages is not less than 55.

x + 4x > 55

5 x > 55

x > 11

Thus, the youngest age of Julio is 11 years.

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