Answer
$343$
Work Step by Step
$\sum_{i=1}^5 (3^i-4)$
$=(3^1-4)+(3^2-4)+(3^3-4)+(3^4-4)+(3^5-4)$
$=-1+5+23+77+239$
$=343$
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