Kirchoff's law help with circuits

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Homework Statement


The circuit to the right consists of a battery (V0 = 26.0 V) and five resistors (R1 = 211 Ω, R2 = 682 Ω, R3 = 363 Ω, R4 = 534 Ω, and R5 = 465 Ω). Find the current passing through each of the specified points. The Circuit http://i.imgur.com/4JSIHdG.png all I need to find is Ih Ic If

Homework Equations


I=v/r
kirchoffs law

The Attempt at a Solution


At first I found the R equvilance of the whole circuit to find the whole circuits Current. Then I used the current value to find how much voltage the Requvialnce of R2345. Then I found Ih by using I = v / r5 and that came out to be 20.43 and that was correct. However When I tried using the values R4 and R2 in the equation to find Ic and If the ansers were wrong. I am assuming youre suppose to use kirchhoffs law but unsure how any help would be appreciated.
 
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Nevermind I figured out the solution. The problem was I didn't realize multiply currents were running through B.(two currents from r4 & r5) I was only assuming one current was running,