#include <string>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
int solution(int num)
{
int answer = 0;
long long temp = (long long)num;
while(temp > 1)
{
if(temp % 2 == 0)
{
temp = temp / 2;
}
else
{
temp = temp * 3 + 1;
}
answer++;
if(answer > 500)
{
answer = -1;
break;
}
else
{
;
}
}
return answer;
}