Step III of an input is : 86 box 63   18 gear card 51 new How many more step will be required to complete the arrangement?

In the first step, the largest number goes on the leftmost position pushing the rest line rightward. In the next step the word that comes last in the alphabetical order occupies the second position from the left pushing the rest line rightward. Thus the number and words get arranged alternately till the numbers are place in the descending order and the words in the alphabetical order.

Step III: 86 box 63 18 gear card 51 new
Step IV: 86 box 63 card 18 gear 51 new
Step V: 86 box 63 card 51 18 gear new. Step VI: 86 box 63 card 51 gear 18 new. Hence 6 ? 3 = 3 more steps will be required.