a school district collected 14,621 pounds of recyclables during last year. This year was 3,943 more pounds of recyclables than it collected last year. How many pounds of recyclables did the school district collected last year?

14,621 lbs.

Step-by-step explanation:

It says at the beginning of the question that the school district collected 14,621 lbs. of recycling. The part where it says that the school district collected 3,943 lbs. of recycling more than last year is un-needed information.

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