the set of countable sets of Real numbers

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I would like to ask some hints towards the proof that The set of countable sets in $\mathbb{R}$ is equinumerous to the set $\mathbb{R}$

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Hint: $\Bbb{R^N\sim(N^N)^N\sim N^{N\times N}\sim N^N}$. Show that there exists a surjection from that set onto the set of countable subsets and use the axiom of choice to conclude there is an injection in the reverse direction.

Note that the axiom of choice has to be used, it is consistent that the axiom of choice fails and there is no bijection between the two sets (but there is still a surjection as above)!