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$3.$ In $2001,$ Berkshire Hathaway's total assets in the Insurance and Other segment were approximately $17\%$ of the level they were in $2021.$ Assuming that cash and cash equivalents represent the same proportion of assets other than marketable securities or equity method investments in $2001$ as in $2021,$ approximately how much did Berkshire Hathaway report in $2001$ for cash and cash equivalents? $($Round to the nearest million.$)$

ASSETS $($in millions$)$

Insurance and Other: $20212020$

Deferred charges $-$ retroactive reinsurance $10,6391\mathrm{.}4\%281,170$

Equipment held for lease $14,9182\mathrm{.}0\%44,714$

Other $15,8542\mathrm{.}1\%90,300$

Investments in fixed maturity securities $16,4342\mathrm{.}2\%47,121$

Equity method investments $17,3752\mathrm{.}3\%32,310$

Loans and finance receivables $20,7512\mathrm{.}8\%29,462$

Property, plant and equipment $20,8342\mathrm{.}8\%19,208$

Inventories $20,9542\mathrm{.}8\%21,200$

Other intangible assets $28,4863\mathrm{.}8\%19,201$

Other receivables $35,3884\mathrm{.}8\%17,303$

Goodwill $47,1176\mathrm{.}3\%20,410$

Short$-$term investments in U$.$S$.$ Treasury Bills $58,5357\mathrm{.}9\%14,580$

Cash and cash equivalents $85,31911\mathrm{.}5\%14,601$

Investments in equity securities $350,71947\mathrm{.}2\%12,441$

$743,323664,021$

Railroad, Utilities and Energy:

Cash and cash equivalents$*2,8651\%3,276$

Receivables $4,1772\%3,542$

Property, plant and equipment $155,53072\%151,216$

Goodwill $26,75812\%26,613$

Regulatory assets $3,9632\%3,440$

Other $22,16810\%21,621$

$215,461209,708$

$958,784873,729$

$31-$Dec$-162016$ $$154,180$ $$15,345$ $$620,85424\mathrm{.}8\%2\mathrm{.}5\%$

$31-$Dec$-182018$ $$185,673$ $$17,325$ $$707,79426\mathrm{.}2\%2\mathrm{.}4\%$

$31-$Dec$-172017$ $$185,718$ $$17,635$ $$702,09526\mathrm{.}5\%2\mathrm{.}5\%$

$31-$Dec$-152015$ $$160,355$ $$15,714$ $$552,25729\mathrm{.}0\%2\mathrm{.}8\%$

$31-$Dec$-102010$ $$112,174$ $$-$ $$372,22930\mathrm{.}1\%0\mathrm{.}0\%$

$31-$Dec$-112011$ $$119,037$ $$-$ $$392,64730\mathrm{.}3\%0\mathrm{.}0\%$

$31-$Dec$-122012$ $$134,968$ $$-$ $$427,45231\mathrm{.}6\%0\mathrm{.}0\%$

$31-$Dec$-192019$ $$259,951$ $$17,505$ $$817,72931\mathrm{.}8\%2\mathrm{.}1\%$

$31-$Dec$-142014$ $$167,555$ $$3,950$ $$526,18631\mathrm{.}8\%0\mathrm{.}8\%$

$31-$Dec$-202020$ $$291,132$ $$17,303$ $$873,72933\mathrm{.}3\%2\mathrm{.}0\%$

$31-$Dec$-062006$ $$83,303$ $$-$ $$248,43733\mathrm{.}5\%0\mathrm{.}0\%$

$31-$Dec$-132013$ $$164,281$ $$4,140$ $$484,93133\mathrm{.}9\%0\mathrm{.}9\%$

$31-$Dec$-082008$ $$91,289$ $$6,860$ $$267,39934\mathrm{.}1\%2\mathrm{.}6\%$

$31-$Dec$-052005$ $$70,116$ $$4,125$ $$198,32535\mathrm{.}4\%2\mathrm{.}1\%$

$31-$Dec$-072007$ $$98,973$ $$-$ $$273,16036\mathrm{.}2\%0\mathrm{.}0\%$

$31-$Dec$-212021$ $$357,988$ $$17,375$ $$958,78437\mathrm{.}3\%1\mathrm{.}8\%$

$31-$Dec$-042004$ $$70,799$ $$3,967$ $$188,87437\mathrm{.}5\%2\mathrm{.}1\%$

$31-$Dec$-092009$ $$114,346$ $$6,586$ $$297,11938\mathrm{.}5\%2\mathrm{.}2\%$

$31-$Dec$-032003$ $$74,432$ $$3,899$ $$180,55941\mathrm{.}2\%2\mathrm{.}2\%$

$31-$Dec$-022002$ $$89,637$ $$3,651$ $$169,54452\mathrm{.}9\%2\mathrm{.}2\%$

$31-$Dec$-002000$ $$75,240$ $$1,719$ $$135,79255\mathrm{.}4\%1\mathrm{.}3\%$

$31-$Dec$-012001$ $$104,668$ $$1,826$ $$162,75264\mathrm{.}3\%1\mathrm{.}1\%$

datadate Year Investments in Marketable Securities Equity Method Investments Total Assets Marketable Securities Equity Method Investments

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