System of pulleys - General Understanding

[ana111790]

Homework Statement

A person is pulling the cable with force T. Find T.
[PLAIN]http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1959/drawing6pulleys.jpg

Homework Equations

Equilibrium Sum of forces y = 0

The Attempt at a Solution

This is what I did:
[PLAIN]http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/7789/drawing6pulleyspart2.jpg The last part should say T=W/4
The answer (T=W/4) is the same at the end of the book but I want to make sure this is the correct way to approach pulley system problems, meaning: separate each pulley, do Sum of forces on each and give the proceeding cable force the same force as the force held bythe previous cable that it's connected to, and if it's coming straight from the ceiling it just has force T? Is this a correct approach?

 

[rl.bhat]

You are right.