To find out how many more towels can be stored, we first need to determine how many towels the small bin can hold.
A large bin holds 44 towels. The small bin can hold three-fourths the volume of the large bin:
\[ \text{Small bin capacity} = \frac{3}{4} \times 44 = 33 \text{ towels} \]
You have already put 17 towels in the small bin.
Now, we will subtract the number of towels already in the small bin from its capacity to find out how many more towels can be added:
\[ \text{More towels that can be stored} = 33 - 17 = 16 \]
So, you can store up to 16 more towels in the small bin.