A system consists of three masses m1, m2 and m3 connected by a string passing over a pulley P. The mass m1 hangs freely and m2 and m3 are on a rough horizontal table (the coefficient of friction= ). the pulley is frictionless and of negligible mass. The downward acceleration of mass m1 is,
C.

First of all consider the forces on the blocks,
For the 1st block,
mg - T1 = m x a ... (i)
Let us consider second and third block as a system,
Then,
T1 - = 2m x a
mg () = 3m x a