#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
using namespace std;

int num (const int &x){
	if ((x%2) == 0){
		return (x/2);
	} else {
		return (3*x +1);
	}
}





int search ( int x, int y, int &len_a, int &len_b, int &val){
	
	int tmpY =y;	
	int i=0;
	int j=0;

	while (1){
		if (x == 1) {
			len_a = i;
			len_b =j;
			break;}
		y = tmpY;
		j=0;
		while (1){
			if (x==y){
				len_a = i;
				len_b = j;
				val = x;
				return 1;
			}
			else if (y == 1){
				break;
			}
			j++;
			y = num (y);
		}

		i++;
		x = num(x);
	}
	return -1;
	
}

int main (int argc, char ** argv){

while (1){

	int x=0;
	int y=0;
	int len_x=0;
	int len_y=0;
	
	scanf ("%d %d",&x,&y);
	if ((x==0)&&(y==0)){
		break;
	}

	if (x == y){
		printf("%d needs 0 steps, %d needs 0 steps, they meet at %d\n", x,y,x);
		continue;;
	}

	
	int val=0;

	if (search (x,y,len_x,len_y,val) == -1){
		printf("%d needs %d steps, %d needs %d steps, they meet at %d\n", x,len_x,y,0,y);
	} else {
		printf("%d needs %d steps, %d needs %d steps, they meet at %d\n", x,len_x,y,len_y,val);
	}
	
	
	
}

return (0);
}