#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cin.tie(nullptr);
    int T;
    cin >> T;
    while (T--) {
        long long n;
        cin >> n;
        // Mo phong dung cong thuc: n chan thi n/2, n le thi 3n+1; dem so buoc den khi n = 1.
        // Gia tri co the lon hon int nen dung long long.
        int buoc = 0;
        while (n != 1) {
            if (n % 2 == 0) n /= 2;
            else n = 3 * n + 1;
            buoc++;
        }
        cout << buoc << "\n";
    }
    return 0;
}