How Do You Calculate the Acceleration of a Box on Banked Wheels?

Please post a clear and easy-to-read diagram.In summary, a homogen box with mass M rolls without sliding on two round wheels with mass m, which also roll without sliding on a banked surface. The acceleration of the box is denoted by xM and is calculated to be 0.67 m. However, it is unclear which solution is correct and a clear free body diagram is needed for better understanding.
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tamim94
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Homework Statement
Hello dear members,
at the Moment im studying for an examn in dynamics and i cant solve this Task. The answer which i have is xM=0.67g.
Relevant Equations
F=M*a
Mt=m*phi*r/2
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A homogen box with the mass M rolls without sliding on two round wheels. The wheels with mass mass m are also homogen and roll without sliding, on top of the banked Surface. We use Gravitation g.

Find the accelration xM of the box

I don't know which solution is correct. i got 0.67 m for xM.

the free Body Diagram can be seen in the attached files
 

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tamim94 said:
i got 0.67 m for xM.
Please show how you arrived at your answer. (This is a requirement for posts in the homework forums.)
Are you using xM to denote the acceleration of mass M? That doesn't seem very appropriate. Your answer of 0.67 m does not have the correct units for acceleration.
Homework Equations::
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Mt=m*phi*r/2
This doesn't look like a standard equation. Please explain the meaning of the symbols.

the free Body Diagram can be seen in the attached files
Your diagram is very hard to read.
 

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