Amount of?

NugsoThe school has any number of resources.

Yes, but it couldn't be The school has any number of equipment.

The writer has to make a decision. Match 'number' with 'resources', or 'amount' with 'equipment'. The writer decided that 'amount' with 'equipment' was the more important match.

CJ

CalifJimThe writer has to make a decision. Match 'number' with 'resources', or 'amount' with 'equipment'. The writer decided that 'amount' with 'equipment' was the more important match.

Thanks, CalifJim. I'm dumbfounded! So is the following sentence correct?

I've got much books and money.

I think the quote from Longman was very clumsy and would have been better rephrased to avoid the number/amount issue.

I've got much books and money is certainly incorrect. 
I have many books and much money would be correct, if a slightly odd thing to say.

NugsoI've got much books and money.

No. The solution in Longman is not good, and I don't recommend that anyone try it.

Another example from Longman: 'an enormous amonunt of problems'
But the usage note suggests: "with plural countable nouns it is best to use 'number' : a large number of mistakes/people."

Is this what you mean CalifJim?

Longman is entirely descriptive. Much of what you find in there will not be good models for your own English. Native speakers make a lot of mistakes, and there are many registers and dialects and variants to consider. Longman is excellent if all you want to do is find out what something you read is supposed to mean, but do not use it as a dictionary.

Thank you, enoon. Well, I use Longman Dictionary because it has lots of examples and you know, it shows how I should a word in the sentence. I hardly ever look up a word's meanings. Anyway, could you please recommend a good dictionary besides Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary?

Edit: Sorry for being off-topic.

This is not at all off topic. I have a favorite preset in my browser for onelook.com. The best dictionary in there is the American Heritage Dictionary, but this site will not link to it for some reason, so I usually use Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition for that, in spite of the pop-ups and blaring a

enoonMerriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition for that, in spite of the pop-ups and blaring ads

I, in order to get rid of ads, tried to sing-up once. ( Lucikly, I did not manage to buy.) Thanks for the suggestion, enoon.

4444mv Another example from Longman: 'an enormous amonunt of problems'But the usage note suggests: "with plural countable nouns it is best to use 'number' : a large number of mistakes/people."Is this what you mean CalifJim?

Yes, that's what I mean.

CJ