Index.xml file is missing

I am routinely experiencing problems with both .numbers and .pages since I upgraded to the "free" Mavericks OS. For some of the files, the posts within this forum have been helpful, but for one file (.numbers) I haven't found a solution. I am running OS X Mavericks (10.9.1) on an iMac (late 2009 model) with Numbers 3.0.1.
When I double-click on the file, I get the "the index.xml file is missing". When I try "Open With" command, I get 2 choices: Numbers (default) (3.0.1) and Numbers 2.1. Clicking on the (3.0.1) prompt results in the following message "You need a newer version of the Numbers to open this spreadsheet". Clicking on the (2.1) prompt just gets me the same "index.xml" error message.
I have used "Show Package Contents" which indicates that I have an index.xml.zip file, but uncompressing the .zip file doesn't seem to provide any further solution options.
Thanks.
Ty

right click on the icon, choose open with, click the default and it will open.. not sure why this works instead of double clicking
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