Write the sentence as an inequality. Four times a number w is less than 20.

four times a number is 4w

so, ...

To write the sentence "Four times a number w is less than 20" as an inequality, we can use the inequality symbol "<" to represent "less than".

The expression "Four times a number w" can be written as "4w".

Therefore, the inequality would be:
4w < 20

So, the sentence can be written as the inequality "4w < 20".