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The phrase "averages less than" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing numerical values or statistics to indicate that one value is lower than another.
Example: "The average temperature in January averages less than 30 degrees Fahrenheit."
Alternatives: "is below" or "falls short of".
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Rainfall is lowest on the Atacama Desert of Chile, where it averages less than 1.5 cm.
The Aggies' defense averages less than a touchdown allowed per fourth quarter.
Nyad is a plodder; she says she averages less than 2 miles per hour.
Precipitation averages less than 40 inches (1,000 mm) annually on tropical lee slopes.
Thanks to the petroleum industry, the unemployment rate in Austrheim averages less than 2 percent.
And both pitched well this spring, with earned run averages less than 2.50.
If, for the last five years, your asset turnover ratio averages less than 0.25, that should cause concern.
Precipitation averages less than 8 inches (200 mm) annually, divided almost evenly between the winter and summer months.
The Chambal valley in the north averages less than 30 inches (750 mm) of rainfall per year.
The Tigers received a lift from an unlikely source – center Brendan Connolly '13, who averages less than three points a game.
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