The direction of friction force is always the opposite of the direction of the movement.
In this problem, we have an applied force of 20N and this creates a movement. Then, the friction comes in and applies a force of 2.4N.
Because they are in different directions, we need to subtract them:

We don't know the direction because there is no picture (at least I can't see ☺️). But the movement will be to the direction of the 20N.
For every actions there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Answer:
57300 N
Explanation:
The container has a mass of 5300 kg, the weight of the container is:
f = m * a
w = m * g
w = 5300 * 9.81 = 52000 N
However this container was moving with more acceleration, so dynamic loads appear.
w' = m * (g + a)
w' = 5300 * (9.81 + 1) = 57300 N
The rating for the cable was 50000 N
The maximum load was exceeded by:
57300 / 50000 - 1 = 14.6%
Answer:
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