Jailyn eats oatmeal for breakfast every day. She checked her pantry this morning, and realized that she had only 4 cups of instant oatmeal and 3/4 of a cup of old-fashioned oatmeal. How much oatmeal did Brandy have in her pantry?

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honestly I feel like this is a made-up question because first of all, The name changed from Jailyn to Brandy, and second you would have no idea how to answer this question because it doesn't say "after so many days she has... left in her pantry".
total oatmeal = instant + old-fashioned = 4 + 3/4 = ___ cups
Jim eats oatmeal for breakfast every day. He checked his pantry this morning, and realized that he had only
3
4
of a cup of instant oatmeal and
3
4
of a cup of old-fashioned oatmeal. How much oatmeal did Jim have in his pantry?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number