Which should you use, amount or number? The noun amount means a collection of something that cannot be counted. The noun number means a quantity of people or things.
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A huge amount of people were injured.
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A huge number of people were injured.
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The museum houses a large number of artwork.
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The museum houses a large amount of artwork.
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