Compare her method of calculating her caloric

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Sheila has found out that she is pregnant. Before her pregnancy, she ate 2000 calories a day. She thinks, "I'm eating for two now, so I should double my calories." She decides to use an efficient method of just multiplying her calories by 2 to get 4000 as her new daily calorie goal since she is fueling her body and the body of her future son or daughter. Analyze her mathematical thinking. Is she correct? Compare her method of calculating her caloric needs with the method a doctor would use. What errors would a doctor recognize and how would they suggest she correctly solve for her caloric needs?

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