Terrence and three of his friends are sharing 3/4 of a pizza equally. What fraction of a whole pizza does each person receive?

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To determine how much pizza each person receives, we first acknowledge that Terrence and his three friends total to 4 people. They are sharing \( \frac{3}{4} \) of a pizza equally among themselves.

We can find out how much pizza each person receives by dividing \( \frac{3}{4} \) by 4:

\[ \text{Amount per person} = \frac{3/4}{4} \]

Dividing by 4 is the same as multiplying by \( \frac{1}{4} \):

\[ \text{Amount per person} = \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3 \times 1}{4 \times 4} = \frac{3}{16} \]

Thus, each person receives \( \frac{3}{16} \) of a whole pizza.