Simplifying two fractions on top of a third fraction

Question

How would I go about simplifying this fraction:

$$\frac{\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{a}}{x - a}$$

I've looked at similar questions such as this one but still can't seem to figure this one out. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

$$ \frac{\frac{1}{x}-\frac{1}{a}}{x-a}=\frac{\frac{a-x}{ax}}{x-a}=\frac{a-x}{ax} \cdot \frac{1}{x-a}=\frac{-1}{xa} $$

Answer 2

Expanding $$\frac{\frac{1}{x}-\frac{1}{a}}{x-a}$$ by $a\cdot x$ yields $$\frac{a-x}{ax(x-a)}=-\frac{1}{ax}.$$

Michael