diff --git a/E_1342_NumberofStepstoReduceaNumbertoZero.java b/E_1342_NumberofStepstoReduceaNumbertoZero.java
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+class Solution {
+    public int numberOfSteps (int n) {
+        if ( n == 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return 1 + numberOfSteps(n % 2 == 0 ? n / 2 : n - 1);
+    }
+}
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