How do you find the sale price of an item after a discount?

1. A discount reduces the original price of an item. 2. The reduced price is found by taking away the discount amount. 3. So the sale price equals the original price minus the discount. 4. Adding, multiplying, or dividing by the discount would not correctly reduce the price. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "Percents", section 6.3 Solve Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount Applications_