To find the total amount the school pays for the desks, we need to multiply the number of desks (which is the same as the number of teachers) by the cost of each desk.
Total amount = Number of desks × Cost per desk
Given: Number of desks = 36 Cost per desk = $209
Now, we calculate:
\[ \text{Total amount} = 36 \times 209 \]
Calculating this:
\[ 36 \times 209 = 7,524 \]
Thus, the total amount the school pays for the desks is $7,524.