CREATE TABLE table_48270 ("Rank" FLOAT, "Player" TEXT, "Country" TEXT, "Earned" TEXT, "Earnings  (  $  ) " FLOAT)

What is the average earnings ($) that has meg mallon as the player, with a rank less than 9?
SELECT AVG("Earnings ( $ )") FROM table_48270 WHERE "Player" = 'meg mallon' AND "Rank" < '9'
SELECT AVG("Earnings ( $ )") FROM "table_48270" WHERE "Player" = 'meg mallon' AND "Rank" < '9'