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a) Substitute in $n=\\var{dayn}$
\nb) Substitute in $n=\\var{dur}$
\nc) Use formula $S_n = \\frac{a_1(1-r^n)}{1-r}$ where $a_1$ is the first term and $r$ is the common ratio.
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