Can"t open .docx .doc with Pages '09

Everything is updated as far as snowleopard goes and as far as iWork goes. I can open .doc no problem but when the file reads .docx.doc it will not open it. I get an error message that says "Import error; The file format is invalid"
Does anyone have any idea if there is an update that will fix this issue? I know that this format of file is created by office 2007. When i had my PC there was a download to convert the 2007 format to the 2003 format. Is there anything comparable for this issue?

The file extension I am having a problem with is .docx.doc. It is in that order... It is not two extensions I am writing, that is the actual extension. I get this extension when I download a word file off of mt school server onto my mac. For example the file name that I am trying to download is. Chapter3notes.docx.doc

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