A large bin can store up to 44 towels. A small bin can hold three-fourths the volume of a large bin. You have already put 17 in the small bin. How many more towels can you store?
The large bin can store 44 towels, so the small bin can hold 44 x 3/4 = <<44*3/4=33>>33 towels.
Therefore, you can still store 33 - 17 = <<33-17=16>>16 more towels. Answer: \boxed{16}.
To find out how many more towels can be stored in the small bin, we need to calculate the remaining space in the small bin after putting in 17 towels.
1. Calculate the capacity of the large bin: Since the large bin can store up to 44 towels, its capacity is 44 towels.
2. Calculate the capacity of the small bin: The small bin can hold three-fourths (3/4) the volume of the large bin. Therefore, the capacity of the small bin is (3/4) * 44 = 33 towels.
3. Calculate the number of towels already in the small bin: We have already put in 17 towels.
4. Calculate the remaining space in the small bin: To find the remaining space in the small bin, we subtract the number of towels already in the small bin from its total capacity. 33 - 17 = 16 towels.
Therefore, you can store 16 more towels in the small bin.
To find out how many more towels you can store in the small bin, we need to calculate the number of towels the small bin can hold and subtract the number of towels already in the bin.
First, let's calculate the capacity of the large bin. The problem states that the large bin can store up to 44 towels.
Next, let's calculate the capacity of the small bin. It is mentioned that the small bin can hold three-fourths the volume of a large bin. Therefore, the capacity of the small bin would be (3/4) * 44.
To find out how many more towels can be stored in the small bin, subtract the number of towels already in the bin. In this case, subtract 17 from the capacity of the small bin.
Let's calculate it step by step:
Capacity of the large bin: 44 towels
Capacity of the small bin: (3/4) * 44 = 33 towels
Number of towels already in the small bin: 17 towels
Now, find the number of towels that can be stored by subtracting the number of towels already in the small bin from its capacity:
Number of towels that can be stored: Capacity of the small bin - Number of towels already in the small bin
= 33 towels - 17 towels
= 16 towels
Therefore, you can store 16 more towels in the small bin.