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The phrase "averaged less than" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing statistical data or comparisons, particularly when indicating that a certain average value is below a specified threshold.
Example: "The students averaged less than 75% on the final exam, indicating a need for improvement in the curriculum."
Alternatives: "had an average below" or "recorded an average of less than".
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The show averaged less than 400,000 viewers.
It has since averaged less than 2%.
The adjacent Taft, by contrast, averaged less than two.
She averaged less than a point and 1.3 rebounds.
Last season, he averaged less than 16 minutes for the struggling Celtics.
Since 1997 it has averaged less than half as much - 2.4percentnt.
Plymouth had averaged less than a point a game (24 from 27).
Meanwhile, the price of corn has averaged less than $2 a bushel for several years.
But in 2003 women's wages still averaged less than 80% of men's.
By 2008 rural incomes averaged less than 30% of urban disposable incomes.
I averaged less than 15 miles a gallon on the highway, and about 12 m.p.g. in town.
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