Let's say Glenn's trip around the earth took about 5 hours. that is how many times as long as Shepard's flight?
http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/mercury/shepard_flight.html
Divide the time of Glenn's trip by the time of Shepard' trip.
ms. sue i got 12.49
15 minutes = 0.25 hour = time of Shepard's trip
5 / 0.25 = 20
Glenn's trip took 20 times as long.
To answer this question, we need to know the duration of Shepard's flight. Let's assume that Shepard's flight took 2 hours.
To find out how many times longer Glenn's trip around the Earth was compared to Shepard's flight, we can divide the duration of Glenn's trip by the duration of Shepard's flight.
Glenn's trip duration: 5 hours
Shepard's flight duration: 2 hours
Now, divide Glenn's trip duration by Shepard's flight duration:
5 hours / 2 hours = 2.5
So, Glenn's trip around the Earth was 2.5 times longer than Shepard's flight.