#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int getNext(int n){
  if(n%2 == 0){
    return n/2;
  }
  else{
    return (3*n +1);
  }
}

int main(){
  int A,B;
  const int MAX_LENGTH = 1000000;
  //int lenghtWithOne = 0;
  int stepsA = 0;
  int stepsB = 0;
  cin >> A;
  cin >> B;
  int reachedNumber = 0;
  int arrayA[MAX_LENGTH];
  int arrayB[MAX_LENGTH];
  int lastIndexA = 0;
  int lastIndexB = 0;
  while(A != 0){
    arrayA[0] = A;
    arrayB[0] = B;
    int number = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < MAX_LENGTH-1; i++){
      if(lastIndexA == 0){
	number = getNext(arrayA[i]);
	arrayA[i+1] = number;
	if(number == 1){
	  lastIndexA = (i+1);
	}
      }
      if(lastIndexB == 0){
	number = getNext(arrayB[i]); 
	arrayB[i+1] = number;
	if(number == 1){
	  lastIndexB = (i+1);
	}
      }
      if(lastIndexA != 0 && lastIndexB != 0){
	i = MAX_LENGTH;
      }
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < lastIndexB; i++){
      for (int j = 0; j < lastIndexA; j++){
	if(arrayB[i] == arrayA[j]){
	  reachedNumber = arrayB[i];
	  stepsA = j;
	  stepsB = i;
	  j = MAX_LENGTH;
	  i = MAX_LENGTH;
	}
	if(arrayA[i] == arrayB[j]){
	  reachedNumber = arrayB[j];
	  stepsA = i;
	  stepsB = j;
	  j = MAX_LENGTH;
	  i = MAX_LENGTH;
	 
      }
      }
    }
  
  lastIndexA = 0;
  lastIndexB = 0;
  cout << A << " needs " << stepsA;
  cout <<" steps, " << B;
  cout <<" needs " << stepsB;
  cout << " steps, they meet at " << reachedNumber << "\n";
   //after all 
  cin >> A;
  cin >> B;
  }
  return 0;
}