Final answer:
A small bin can hold three-fourths the volume of a large 44-towel bin, which is 33 towels. After placing 17 towels, you can store 16 more towels in the small bin.
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine how many more towels you can store in a small bin that holds three-fourths the volume of a large bin that stores up to 44 towels, you first need to calculate the total capacity of the small bin. Since the small bin can hold three-fourths the volume of the large bin, you multiply 44 by 3/4:
44 towels * (3/4) = 33 towels.
Therefore, the total capacity of the small bin is 33 towels. Since 17 towels have already been placed in the bin, we subtract this number from the total capacity to find out how many more towels can be stored:
33 towels - 17 towels = 16 towels.
So, you can store 16 more towels in the small bin.