I can't open numbers while it's being updated

Please can someone help! I recently had a Numbers update which didn't complete because it had an error. I now can't open my numbers application and get the message "can't open numbers while it's being updated". How can I stop this and re-update it successfully? Thank you.

I suggest opening LaunchPad (in the Applications folder) then click, and hold, on the Numbers icon until they start to shake. The click the "X" in the top left corner (or Numbers):
Now click anywhere else on the background.
Now open the App store and reinstall.

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