A population of 490000 microbes increases at the continuous rate of 12% per day. Draw the graph of a function that models the situation.  The vertical (y) intercept is:

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A population of 490000 microbes increases at the continuous rate of 12% per day. Draw the graph of a function that models the situation. 

The vertical (y) intercept is: 

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