Definition: In this task, you're given a statement, and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence clearly disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3' corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Input: Statement: It grew from 5.2 billion pieces in 1987 to 9.9 billion pieces in 1997. Choices:  1. the number of pieces in 1987 was greater than the number of pieces in 1997. 2. the number of pieces grew in a linear fashion, as opposed to an exponential one. 3. the number of pieces in 1987 was less than the number of pieces in 1997.

1