To express the problem using an inequality, we are given that the stock market gains the same amount \( m \) for 4 consecutive days, and we want to find out how much \( m \) could be, given that the total gain must be less than 376 points above the starting point.
The total gain over the 4 days can be represented as \( 4m \) (since there are 4 days of gaining \( m \) points each). We want this total gain to be less than 376 points.
This can be written as:
\[ 4m < 376 \]
Thus, the correct inequality that shows how much the stock market could gain per day is:
4m < 376