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 , 80000 as total savings , how much has he saved in public provident fund ?
Answers
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