Can't open file. wants me to upgrade.. but mac says its up to date !

i'm trying to open a document modified a few months ago. i have pages 09 version 4.3.
its says i must have a later version to open the file, but when i go into my mac's app store, its says no updates are available for my app. although there is some mention of version 5.5 when looking up the app in the store.. but if my current version is 4.3, my documents of 2 months ago could not have been created by a more recent version.. i'm completely confused.

You have automatic updates on in System Preferences > App Store and once you updated to Yosemite it also updated Pages 5.5.1.
When OSX updates Pages 5.5.1 it moves your older Pages to the secondary folder.
Be warned that Pages 5.5.1 is more a downgrade than an upgrade, missing over 100 features and it only runs on Yosemite, so makes it difficult to share files.
If you have accidentally changed files by opening them in Pages 5.5.1 and saving them, you can Menu > File > Export > Pages '09
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