You have found the following ages (in years) of $5$ zebras. The zebras are randomly selected from the $42$ zebras at your local zoo:
$\qquad8,\enspace 11,\enspace 17,\enspace 7,\enspace 19$
**Based on your sample, what is the average age of the zebras? What is the estimated variance of the ages?**
*You may round your answers to the nearest tenth.*
Average age:
$\quad$ [[☃ math-keypad 1]] years old
Variance:
$\quad$ [[☃ math-keypad 2]] years$^2$