The dosage of a certain antibiotic prescribed by a doctor is determined by the weight of the patient in kilograms. If a patient who weighs 50 kilograms is given a shot containing 150 milligrams of this antibiotic, find the dosage rate for this medication in milligrams per kilogram.

A) 10 milligrams/kilogram
B) 5 milligrams/kilogram
C) 3 milligrams/kilogram
D) 40 milligrams/kilogram
E) 62 milligrams/kilogram


C) 3 milligrams/kilogram

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