Excel as default...

I have Excel on my Mac, but Numbers always opens by default when I download spreadsheets. I'm not really getting on with Numbers and copying data from Numbers to Excel is a real pain. I love my Mac but I really can't be bothered to learn Numbers when I am familiar with and like Excel.
How can I get Excel to become the default operating programme - or delete Numbers from my Mac?
Many thanks for any help!

Find an Excel file on your drive. Actually, you might need to find one that's XLS and one that is XLSX. Right click on each and Get Info. Change the "Open with" to Excel and click on Change All.

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