An empty metal container (without its handle) weight 15%

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An empty metal container (without its handle) weight 15% of its weight when filled with a particular liquid. After adding the handle, the weight of the fully filled container increases by 5%. If the weight of a partly filled container is 1/3 of the completely filled container with handle attached, then what fraction of container is utilized?

a) 4/17

b) 3/17

c) 6/19

d) 3/19

My equations are:

$e=0.15W$

$e+h+L=1.05 \cdot 0.15W$

$0.5L+e=1/3(e+L+h)$

$e$ is weight of empty container without handle,

$h$ is weight of the handle of the container,

$L$ is the weight of the liquid inside the container.

$W$ is weight of utilised container.

How can equation of four variables be solved by three equations?

Or are there any other approach?