Sorry, sibling responses still aren’t quite answering this correctly. Number is for countable distinct things, and amount is for a quantity of a single thing.

Sorry, sibling responses still aren’t quite answering this correctly. Number is for countable distinct things, and amount is for a quantity of a single thing. (Often a substance) So a number of sticks, a number of socks, a number of people. A number of eggs. An amount of flour, sugar, water, money, time. A number of minutes equals an amount of time.