Split up the forces into components acting parallel to and perpendicular to the slope. See the attached picture for the reference axes.
The box stays on the surface of the plane, so that the net force acting perpendicular to it is 0, and the only acceleration is applied in the parallel direction.
Let m be the mass of the box, θ the angle the plane makes with the ground, and a the acceleration of the box. By Newton's second law, we have
• net parallel force
∑ Force (//) = W (//) - F = m a
(that is, the net force in the parallel direction is the sum of the parallel component of the weight W and the friction F which acts in the negative direction)
• net perpendicular force
∑ Force (⟂) = W (⟂) + N = 0
Notice that
W (//) = W sin(θ) … … … which is positive since it points down the plane
W (⟂) = -W cos(θ) … … … which is negative since it points opposite the normal force N
So the equations become
W sin(θ) - F = m a
-W cos(θ) + N = 0
Solving for a gives
a = (W sin(θ) - F ) / m
which is good enough if you know the magnitude of the friction force.
If you don't, you can write F in terms of the coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and plane, µ, as
F = µ N
so that
a = (W sin(θ) - µ N ) / m
and the normal force itself has a magnitude of
N = W cos(θ)
so that
a = (W sin(θ) - µ W cos(θ) ) / m
The weight W has magnitude m g, where g is the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity, so
a = (m g sin(θ) - µ m g cos(θ) ) / m
a = g (sin(θ) - µ cos(θ))
