According to the Mathematical Practice "Make Sense of Problems and Persevere in Solving Them," mathematically proficient students should be able to do all of the following except:
A)understand what is being asked and plan a general solution strategy.
B)realize that a problem in any context can be represented with numerical expressions.
C)develop a specific strategy but show flexibility when solving the problem.
D)show persistence in solving the problem.

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While mathematically proficient students should be able to understand what a problem is asking and plan a general solution strategy, develop a specific strategy but also show flexibility when solving the problem, and show persistence in solving the problem, they do not necessarily need to realize that a problem in any context can be represented with numerical expressions. This may not always be the case, especially in more abstract or theoretical math concepts.