0 ____ −2
0 > −2
Step 1: Numbers less than 0 are called negative integers (like −1, −2, −3).
Step 2: Think of the number line.
… −4, −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, …
Step 3: On the number line, a number to the right is greater than a number to the left.
Step 4: 0 is to the right of −2.
Conclusion: 0 > −2. So the blank is >.