Newtons Laws applyied to pulleys

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Homework Statement


There is a drawing with a block weight 416N on a table attached to a string that is running through a pulley at the end of the table. On the other end of the string a block that is hanging off the side of the table with a weight of 215N. Ignore all frictional effects and assume the pulley is massless. Find the acceleration of the 2 blocks and the tension of the cord.


Homework Equations


EF = ma
EFx = the sum of all the forces in the x direction
EFy= the sum of all the forces in the y direction


The Attempt at a Solution


I attempted to draw the free body diagram with all the forces labeled including the normal force, weight, and tension.
 
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If you can show or describe your FBD for each mass, someone will help you write the sum-of-forces = ma equation for each diagram.