The perimeter of a quadrilateral is given by the sum of all the sides.
In order to add mixed numbers, let's rewrite them as a sum of the integer part and the fraction part.
So we have:
[tex]\begin{gathered} P=1\frac{5}{12}+3\frac{3}{4}+2\frac{1}{6}+2 \\ P=1+\frac{5}{12}+3+\frac{3}{4}+2+\frac{1}{6}+2 \\ P=(1+3+2+2)+(\frac{5}{12}+\frac{9}{12}+\frac{2}{12}) \\ P=8+\frac{16}{12} \\ P=8+1+\frac{4}{12} \\ P=9+\frac{1}{3} \\ P=9\frac{1}{3}\text{ ft} \end{gathered}[/tex]
Therefore the perimeter is 9 1/3 ft.
