The 24/7 Truck Rental Company has been charging an initial rental fee of $31 plus $2.60 per hour for rental of their small trucks.  After a change in pricing policy, the new fee will be $21 up front plus $3.35 per hour.  After how many hours of renting the truck will the new plan be more expensive than the old plan?

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The 24/7 Truck Rental Company has been charging an initial rental fee of $31 plus $2.60 per hour for rental of their small trucks.  After a change in pricing policy, the new fee will be $21 up front plus $3.35 per hour.  After how many hours of renting the truck will the new plan be more expensive than the old plan?  dont use equations to solve these also include a final sentence that does indicate what the solution is.

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