Luke has 1/3 of a package of dried apricots. he divides the dried apricots equally into 3 small bags. luke gives one of the bags to a friend and keeps the other two bags for himself. what fraction of the oringial package of dried apricots did luke keep for himself?

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.