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"double the average" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it whenever you are talking about a number that can be doubled. For example, "Sales were double the average this month, at 10,000 units."
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£50,000 is double the average wage," Miliband said.
The death rate is double the average for developed countries.
Worryingly, 9% reported suicidal feelings – double the average rate of 4.3% among the general population.
That is more than double the average of the previous five years.
That was more than double the average price for so-called executive homes in the area.
That is about double the average forecast for all the companies in the index.
A week after the film hit the screens, visitor numbers are double the average.
Contractors also received more than double the average dose of radiation employees received.
South-west England and south Wales received 201 mm, double the average rainfall.
Newark's unemployment rate, 11.2percentt, is double the average for New Jersey.
It was a well-paying job; many miners made double the average salary for the area.
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