The phrase "average to a third" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a mathematical operation or a statistical concept, but it lacks clarity and context.
Example: "To find the mean of the three values, you need to average to a third of their total."
Alternatives: "calculate the average of three" or "find the mean of three values.".
The Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates near zero helped lead the Dow Jones industrial average to a sixth day of gains on Tuesday.
Even with Mr. Letterman scoring higher ratings when Mrs. Clinton was on his show on Jan . 12 Mr. Leno posted a rating that matched his season average to a tenth of a point.
It drew a total of 10.6 million viewers and reached a season high in the 18-to-49 18-to-49 18-to-49as was good enough to raise the network's average to a secategoryce finish over all for the night.
Signs of strength in manufacturing helped lead the Dow Jones industrial average to an eighth day of gains on Thursday, despite worries about tighter monetary policy in the United States and lingering debt woes in Europe.
If the world's consumers were, on average, to spend a tenth of their media time on Facebook, that could make its slice of the pool worth $210 billion.
The reported statistics refer to one year before the receipt of windfall, which, on average, corresponds to a third year in the sample for winners.
The TAI contains two parts parts 1 and 2. Both parts are scored and averaged to produce a third, final score.
Families with at least one disabled adult and one disabled child are likely to be hardest hit, standing to lose £5,000 a year on average — equivalent to a tenth of their income.
Efforts to aggressively recruit average reviewers to a second workshop were time consuming, had low success rates, and showed a similar lack of effect on ratings, despite improvement in scores on a test instrument.
The carbonated drinks on average corresponded to a tenth of the daily requirements of energy of adolescents.
