Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1885,10 +1885,8 @@ def check_answer_correctness(submitted: str, correct: str) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
     # Check if it's a number formatting issue
     try:
         # Try to parse as numbers
-        submitted_num = float(submitted_clean.replace(',', '').replace('
-, ''))
-        correct_num = float(correct_clean.replace(',', '').replace('
-, ''))
+        submitted_num = float(submitted_clean.replace(',', '').replace('$', ''))
+        correct_num = float(correct_clean.replace(',', '').replace('$', ''))
         if abs(submitted_num - correct_num) < 0.01:  # Allow small floating point differences
             return True, "✅ MATCH (numeric equivalence)"
     except (ValueError, AttributeError):