A $5$ kg mass hangs from a rope which runs up over a pulley and down to a $3$ kg mass. Everything is placed in an elevator which accelerates upward at $3$ m$/$s$2$

$.$What is the acceleration of the $5$ kg mass? Don't forget the acceleration of the elevator itself. What is the acceleration of the $3$ kg mass? What is the tension in the rope?

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