#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <algorithm>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

struct
elem{
	int val;
	int steps;
	bool operator<(const elem& e)const{
		return val < e.val;
	}
	bool operator==(const elem& e)const{
		return val == e.val;
	}
};

int
main(){
	int a, b;
	cin >> a >> b;
	int steps = 20;
	
	while(a != 0 && b != 0){
	steps++;
	int c = min(a, b);
	
	elem* v = new elem[100000000];//vector<elem> v(100000000);
		
	int counter = 0;
	v[c].val = 0;
	v[c].steps = steps;
	while(c != 1){
		if(c%2 == 0){
			c /= 2;
		}
		else{
			c = 3*c + 1;
		}
		++counter;
		
		v[c].val = counter;
		v[c].steps = steps;
	}
	
	//sort(v, &v[100000000]);
	
	c = max(a, b);
	bool cond = true;
	counter = 0;
	while(c != 1 && cond){
		/*
		for(unsigned int i = 0; i < v.size(); ++i){
			if(v[i].val == c){
				if(v[0].val == a){
					cout << a << " needs " << v[i].steps << " steps, " << b << " needs " << counter << " steps, they meet at " << v[i].val << endl;
				}
				else{
					cout << a << " needs " << counter << " steps, " << b << " needs " << v[i].steps << " steps, they meet at " << v[i].val << endl;
				}
				cond = false;
				break;
			}
		}
		*/
		elem e;
		e.val = c;
		//vector<elem>::iterator low = lower_bound(v.begin(), v.end(), e);
		
		if(v[c].steps == steps){
			if(v[c].val == a){
				cout << a << " needs " << counter << " steps, " << b << " needs " << v[c].val << " steps, they meet at " << c << endl;
			}
			else{
				cout << a << " needs " << v[c].val << " steps, " << b << " needs " << counter << " steps, they meet at " << c << endl;
			}
			cond = false;
		}
		
		if(c%2 == 0){
			c /= 2;
		}
		else{
			c = 3*c + 1;
		}
		++counter;
	}
	cin >> a >> b;
	}
	
	return 0;
}