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Let's work through the problem step by step:

1. Let's assume that Shreya initially had "x" stamps.

2. Shreya gave half of her stamps to Sia, so Sia received x/2 stamps.

3. Sia then gave half of her stamps to Deepika. Deepika received (x/2)/2 = x/4 stamps.

4. Deepika gave 1/4 of the stamps given to her to Jacob. Jacob received (x/4) * 1/4 = x/16 stamps.

5. Deepika kept the remaining 12 stamps, so we can set up the equation: (x/4) - (x/16) = 12

Now, let's solve for x:

Multiply both sides of the equation by 16 to get rid of the denominators:

16 * (x/4) - 16 * (x/16) = 16 * 12

4x - x = 192

3x = 192

x = 192 / 3

x = 64

Therefore, Shreya initially had 64 stamps.

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64 stamps

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