D. It is non-linear because the output values are increasing at different rates
Trick question. See these negative signs? The left number is -9.375, and the right number is -0.8068181818181818... Notice that even though the right number looks like a smaller answer, it is closer to 0 on a number line, because it is negative. -71/88 is the correct answer.
512 root 3 equals 886.810
The answer to the question is 1.9 million in 1950.