You may have been told by some pedant that 'over' doesn't apply to numbers, only to quantities. On the other hand, if you say that it gets over ten miles to the gallon, we wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that the exact figure is 10.32 mpg. Let your ear be your guide.
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