import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Set;

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/**
 *
 * @author cteam063
 */
public class collatz {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
        long cura = 0, curb = 0;
        Item met = null;
        long a = scanner.nextLong();
        long b = scanner.nextLong();

        while (!(a == 0 && b == 0)) {
            int i = 1;
            Set<Item> aSet = new HashSet<Item>();
            Set<Item> bSet = new HashSet<Item>();
            Item lastA = new Item(a, 0);
            Item lastB = new Item(b, 0);
            aSet.add(lastA);
            bSet.add(lastB);
            int aSteps = 0;
            int bSteps = 0;
            while (true) {
                lastA = new Item(nextCollatz(lastA.getNumber()), i);
                lastB = new Item(nextCollatz(lastB.getNumber()), i);
                aSet.add(lastA);
                bSet.add(lastB);
                if (bSet.contains(lastA)) {
                    met = lastA;
                    aSteps = i;
                    for (Item item : bSet) {
                        if (item.equals(lastA)) {
                            bSteps = item.position;
                        }
                    }
                    break;
                }
                if (aSet.contains(lastB)) {
                    met = lastB;
                    bSteps = i;
                    for (Item item : aSet) {
                        if (item.equals(lastB)) {
                            aSteps = item.position;
                        }
                    }
                    break;
                }

                i++;
            }
//            List<Long> alist = new ArrayList<Long>();
//            List<Long> blist = new ArrayList<Long>();
//            alist.add(a);
//            blist.add(b);

//            while (true) {
//                long lastA = alist.get(alist.size() - 1);
//                long lastB = blist.get(blist.size() - 1);
//                if (lastA < lastB) {
//                    if ((lastA % 2) == 1) {
//                        cura = nextCollatz(lastA);
//                        alist.add(cura);
//                        if (blist.contains(cura)) {
//                            met = cura;
//                            break;
//                        }
//                    } else {
//                        curb = nextCollatz(lastB);
//                        blist.add(curb);
//                        if (alist.contains(curb)) {
//                            met = curb;
//                            break;
//                        }
//                    }
//                } else {
//                    if ((lastB % 2) == 1) {
//                        curb = nextCollatz(lastB);
//                        blist.add(curb);
//                        if (alist.contains(curb)) {
//                            met = curb;
//                            break;
//                        }
//                    } else {
//                        cura = nextCollatz(lastA);
//                        alist.add(cura);
//                        if (blist.contains(cura)) {
//                            met = cura;
//                            break;
//                        }
//                    }
//                }
//            }
            System.out.println(String.format("%d needs %d steps, %d needs %d steps, they meet at %d", a, aSteps, b, bSteps, met.getNumber()));

            a = scanner.nextLong();
            b = scanner.nextLong();
        }
    }

    public static long nextCollatz(long n) {
        if (n == 1) {
            return 1;
        }
        if (n % 2 == 0) {
            return n / 2;
        } else {
            return 3 * n + 1;
        }
    }

    public static class Item {

        public long number;
        public int position;

        public Item(long number, int position) {
            this.number = number;
            this.position = position;
        }

        public long getNumber() {
            return number;
        }

        public void setNumber(int number) {
            this.number = number;
        }

        public int getPosition() {
            return position;
        }

        public void setPosition(int position) {
            this.position = position;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean equals(Object obj) {
            if (obj == null) {
                return false;
            }
            if (getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
                return false;
            }
            final Item other = (Item) obj;
            if (this.number != other.number) {
                return false;
            }
            return true;
        }

        @Override
        public int hashCode() {
            int hash = 3;
            hash = 13 * hash + (int) (this.number ^ (this.number >>> 32));
            return hash;
        }
    };
}