A hydrate is known to have percentage of water of 25.67 %. The results obtained from the experiment were 18.72%, 52.73%, 32.74%. What conclusion would you most likely draw from these results?

the old alchemists made significant contributions to science even though there starting premises were off a bit. their conclusions after failure would steer them into better directions for investigation. science is no more than close observation and the initial mistakes result in rethinking and retrying experiments.