Equation to the summation to $ 3\cdot 10^{-n-1}$

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What would the equation to sum (shown below) of $ 3\cdot 10^{-n-1}$? Just like $ 2^x-1$ is the sum of $ 2^{x-1}$.

$$\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} 3\cdot 10^{-n-1}$$

This would be 0.3+0.03+0.003. . .

this would help me greatly in finding a limit for something.

UPDATE: I found (via calculator) it's $0.3021339806 \times 0.099570245^{x}$ but I'd like something smoother

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You have that

$$0.3 + 0.03 + 0.003 + \cdots = \sum\limits_{n = 1}^\infty {\frac{3}{{{{10}^n}}}} $$

Now use that $$\sum\limits_{n = 1}^\infty {{a^n}} = \frac{a}{{1 - a}}$$

whenever $|a|<1$