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    3x + 1 Math problem
  
        
  
    
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  | num = 27 | |
| steps = 0 | |
| # while steps < 30: # use this while logic to show that it continuously loops 4,2,1. The number 30 can be changed to any arbitrary number | |
| while num != 1: | |
| if num % 2 != 0: | |
| num = num * 3 + 1 | |
| else: | |
| num = num / 2 | |
| print(num) | |
| steps += 1 | |
| print(steps) | 
  
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