SOLUTION: here is link to a picture with the question since I cannot draw the triangle https://www.dropbox.com/s/7gnh4idacjodadd/Capture.PNG?dl=0 this is linked to question 753150

Question 1143133: here is link to a picture with the question since I cannot draw the triangle
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7gnh4idacjodadd/Capture.PNG?dl=0
this is linked to question 753150
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two similar triangles if DE is parallel to BC.

and solve this for DE.

You should be able to figure how to solve for EC.
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