a large bin can store up to 44 towels. A small bin can hold 3/4 volume of a large bin. You have already put 17 in the small bin. How many more towels can you store?

Answer 1

First, let's calculate the capacity of the small bin. Since the small bin can hold \( \frac{3}{4} \) of the volume of a large bin, we can find its capacity by calculating:

\[ \text{Capacity of small bin} = \frac{3}{4} \times 44 = 33 \text{ towels} \]

Next, since you have already put 17 towels in the small bin, we can determine how many more towels can be added by subtracting the number of towels already in it from its total capacity:

\[ \text{Remaining capacity} = 33 - 17 = 16 \text{ towels} \]

Therefore, you can store 16 more towels in the small bin.