The expression or equation for the phrase; Forty-two is one less than the product of four and a number; is; 42 + 1 = 4x.
It follows from the task content that the word phrase which is to be written in mathematical form is; Forty-two is one less than the product of four and a number.
It follows that the required mathematical expression is;
42 + 1 = 4x
where the unknown number is represented by x.
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