One-third of Rahul's savings in National Savings Certificate is equal to one-half of his savings in Public Provident Fund. If he has Rs. 1,80,000 as total savings, how much has he saved in Public Provident Fund ?
Pick:  A) 81000  B) 85000  C) 75000  D) 72000  E) 77000

Rationale: let savings in national savings certificate = x and savings in public provident fund = ( 180000 - x ) 1 / 3 x = 1 / 2 ( 180000 − x ) ⇒ 2 x = 3 ( 180000 − x ) ⇒ 2 x = 540000 − 3 x ⇒ 5 x = 540000 ⇒ x = 540000 / 5 = 108000 savings in public provident fund = ( 180000 - 108000 ) = 72000 answer is d .
Answer: D