#include <iostream>

using namespace std;


int even(int x){
	return x/2;
}

int odd(int x){
	return 3*x + 1;
}

int calc(int x){
	if (x % 2 == 0)
		return even(x);
	else
		return odd(x);
}

void func(int a, int b){

	int c, d, i = 0, j = 0;
	c = a;
	d = b;
	while (c != 1){
	d = b;
		while(d != 1){
			if (d == c) {
				cout<<a<<" needs "<<i<<" steps, "<<b<<" needs "<<j<<" steps, they meet at "<<d<<endl;
				return;
			}
			d = calc(d);
			j++;
		}
		c = calc(c);
		i++;
		j = 0;	
	}

	if ( a == 1 && b == 1){
		cout<<a<<" needs "<<i<<" steps, "<<b<<" needs "<<j<<" steps, they meet at 1"<<endl;
	}
	else if ( c == 1 ){
		d = b;
		while(d != 1){
			d = calc(d);
			j++;
		}
		cout<<a<<" needs "<<i<<" steps, "<<b<<" needs "<<j<<" steps, they meet at "<<d<<endl;
	} else if ( b == 1){
		while(c != 1){
			c = calc(c);
			i++;
		}
		cout<<a<<" needs "<<i<<" steps, "<<b<<" needs "<<j<<" steps, they meet at "<<d<<endl;
	}

		
}

int main(void){

	int a, b;
	do {
		cin >> a;
		cin >> b;
		if ( a == 0 && b == 0)
			return 0;
		func (a, b);

	} while(1);
		
	return 0;

}